6th Annual Dress For STEM event raises awareness for the need for women in STEM - KCRG

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Dress For STEM, a movement to raise awareness about the need for more women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers, held its sixth annual event today celebrating female STEM pioneers. During the event, female STEM professionals across the globe wear purple attire as a conversation starter about the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. Participants are encouraged to share facts about groundbreaking women scientists on social media using the hashtag #DressForSTEM.

Dress For STEM is a grassroots movement started by female broadcast meteorologists to raise awareness about the need for more women in STEM fields.(KCRG)

Dress For STEM is a grassroots effort created by a group of female meteorologists and their desire to encourage girls to pursue their passion for science. Research indicates that the percentage of young girls interested in STEM declines in middle school as a result of exposure to inaccurate gender stereotypes. This translates to a lower proportion of women pursuing STEM careers later in life. Today, women account for nearly half the U.S. workforce but only 28% of STEM careers.

Research indicates that the percentage of young girls interested in STEM declines in middle school as a result of exposure to inaccurate gender stereotypes, translating to a lower proportion of women pursuing STEM careers later in life.(KCRG)

Women account for nearly half the U.S. workforce but only 28% of STEM careers. Women account for a similar percentage of physical scientists and computer and math scientists.(KCRG)

Female broadcast meteorologists make up only 29% of all broadcast meteorologists and only 8% of chief meteorologists.(KCRG)

“Our goal is to use our collaborative purple attire as a conversation starter about the stark underrepresentation of women in STEM while simultaneously highlighting female STEM role models,” said event organizer, Julia Leopold. “This year, we are shining a spotlight on female trailblazers who paved the way for the rest of us.”

ABC's own Ginger Zee is the first female chief meteorologist for a major news network.(KCRG)

June Bacon-Bercey was the first African American on-air Female Meteorologist. She faced the same gender stereotypes that still keep many young ladies from pursuing STEM careers.(KCRG)

KCRG-TV9′s own meteorologists Kalie Pluchel and Jan Ryherd are participating in the event.

I am so proud to be a woman in STEM and to be one of the 29%. Keep the conversation going and keep encouraging young ladies that they can do anything they set their minds to! #DressForSTEM pic.twitter.com/XC1WsRUloK

— Jan ☈yherd (@janryherdwx) March 14, 2021

Women in STEM, and anyone else who would like to join in solidarity, are encouraged to wear purple on March 14 and March 15 and share photos on social media using the hashtag #DressForSTEM.

The annual Dress For STEM event has previously been held on March 14 in honor of Pi Day, a tribute to the mathematical constant, pi. Because Pi Day falls on a weekend this year, Dress For STEM will span across both Sunday, March 14 and Monday, March 15.

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6th Annual Dress For STEM event raises awareness for the need for women in STEM - KCRG

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