“Even if I am a girl, even if people think I can’t do it, I should not lose hope.”, says Malala Yousafzai, one of the world’s greatest advocates for women’s education. Malala describes the stigma that women in the world face everyday when it comes to equal education rights. I find this quote to also be true in the STEM careers. In my own life, I have encountered instances of being told I can’t do something because I am a girl. Noticing this, I helped create a club at my school called Minuteman’s Girls in STEM group. Girls in STEM helps inspire girls, like me, to pursue a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math careers, then in turn mentors and inspires girls to pursue STEM careers in the future. The Girls in STEM group has allowed me to
