NASA Expands Women@NASA Website to Encourage Girls to Pursue STEM Careers

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nov. 21, 2011

Grey Hautaluoma                                
Headquarters, Washington                                
202-358-0668 
grey.hautaluoma-1@xxxxxxxx 

RELEASE: 11-392

NASA EXPANDS WOMEN@NASA WEBSITE TO ENCOURAGE GIRLS TO PURSUE STEM CAREERS

WASHINGTON -- NASA has expanded its Women@NASA website to include 
Aspire 2 Inspire, a new feature aimed at helping middle school girls 
explore education and careers in science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics (STEM) fields. 

The site features four short films and one overview film that explore 
the careers and backgrounds of early-career women who work for NASA 
in each of the STEM areas. A list of community organizations and 
NASA-affiliated outreach programs with a STEM emphasis also is 
available. 

The site also features four Twitter feeds where visiting girls can 
interact with and submit questions to the young women featured in the 
films. 

"We have an opportunity to reach out to the next generation and 
inspire today's girls to pursue science and technology careers," said 
Rebecca Keiser, the agency's associate director for agency-level 
policy integration and representative to the White House Council on 
Women and Girls. "Expanding opportunities in these fields will give 
our country perspectives and expertise that will help us 
out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the world. It's key to our 
future." 

Visit the website at: 

http://women.nasa.gov/a2i/ 

	
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