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STEM students at a Tech Astra State Farm summit in 2018. [Photo: State Farm]
State Farm’s Tech Astra Summit to Encourage Young Girls to Pursue STEM
by Alex Edwards | Sep 1, 2021
The gender gap in computing is getting worse: In 1995 37% of computer scientists were women, dropping to 24% today. State Farm is taking action with a new STEM summit to engage girls in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Registration is open until Sept. 18.
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