Thousands in scholarships awarded to North Texas minority girls in STEAM disciplines

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Thousands in scholarships awarded to North Texas minority girls in STEAM disciplines

The Dallas Chapter of the Links Incorporated recently celebrated a new class of graduates from their STEAM Academy. “Our chapter addresses the problem of the significant opportunity gap for people of color in STEM fields. Specifically, in Dallas, women constitute about 43% of the total workforce, yet only 23% of STEM jobs. This gap especially harms women of color. Gender stereotypes, lack of confidence in math & science, male-dominated cultures,…