Our work at hEr VOLUTION has always focused on making STEM more inclusive for not only the most vulnerable groups, but also giving a voice to the people who can help make this possible as well – you!
In our work, we get to meet with so many young women who are always wondering about their future. There were many questions unanswered by us when we could not pinpoint Canadian role models in STEM or the numerous opportunities STEM has to offer for these young women. To change that, we gathered a crowdsourced campaign back in 2017 where you have nominated Canadian Women in STEM. Our goal was to find 150 women to use as role models and we were fortunate to highlight over 160. Thank you for that! This campaign ignited an idea, for us to go further and bring some of these women to life over a one-day event. We successfully brought together 15 of these women who were diverse in their work and represented the future of our STEM fields. They talked about their journey to where they are today, where and how it all started for them and shared their advice with the young women on getting started and with advice for the STEM fields to become more inclusive and diverse. The conversation was raw and a community was built in the room that day. More