27 Jul 2023
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Hack-A-Day 2023

Welcome to hEr VOLUTION’s Hack-A-Day, a 24 hour virtual event for girls and gender non-conforming youth 13 to 20 years from Ontario who are interested in STEM.

This event will be held virtually on Thursday, August 31, 2023 from 9:00 AM to  9 PM – Please arrive in the virtual room at least 10 minutes before to prepare and not miss anything 🙂

Participants will take part in separate workshops where they will learn the basics of coding languages and more! A task will proceed each workshop, and the winners of each task will receive prizes.

This is a FREE event, however registration is required!

Please monitor your inbox and junk folder for any of our emails and follow us on Instagram to keep up-to-date on our Hack-A-Day event.

Please fill out this form https://bit.ly/HackADay23  to complete your application for participation.

 

Thank you to our sponsors GM Canada, Okta and Sky’s The Limit Youth Organization

 

21 Sep 2018
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Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?

Now that school started and you are becoming accommodated with the new teachers, making new friends and learning new things, you may not think about the start of your career yet. Why would you?

Depending on what you want to become, or even if you don’t know yet what that is, it is very important to start thinking about your network. Sometimes is who knows you that can give you that big break in your career.

Some speakers at our conference last year (see videos here)  have stated that they did not know what they wanted to be when they grew up and that’s ok because they eventually found their calling and have succeeded anyways. Some of them did not even pursue a STEM education yet ended up working in STEM and encouraged everyone to think about that because STEM is such an important skill to have! One particular speaker is also a rock band lead singer (how cool is that!!!!).

This year, for the 2nd annual Candian Women in STEM conference, we are bringing diverse speakers again to discuss important topics such as Innovation in Technology, LGBTQA+ in STEM, STEM Communication, Financial Literacy (one of my favourite topics) and, best of all, there will be 2 Speed Networking sessions where you will have the opportunity to meet professionals who can become your mentors and guide you in the direction where you need to be.

Did you know: having a mentor will give you a 130% more chances of holding a leadership position later on in life?   More

22 Jul 2018
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STEMing UP Spotlight (Interview with Jasmyn Asuro) – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 08

     Hello everyone! Thank you for clicking on this blog post, the second STEMing UP Spotlight! This series, spanning over the duration of Phase III of the STEMing UP program will showcase the girls in the program, one each Saturday! Check back here every weekend to learn more about the incredible girls in the STEMing UP program and what they are working on.

     This week, we will be featuring Jasmyn Asuro, who will be in grade 12 this coming September. She enjoys photography, baking, and filming/editing videos. She can also solve the Rubik’s cube!

     Now, let’s get into the interview with Jasmyn!

 

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11 Jul 2018
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Who’s behind the #STEMCamp2018? Shyam Mehta, Double Major in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences

Hi, I am Shyam Mehta. I am a third-year student at UofT double majoring in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences. I worked with Professor Brad Bass and 2 peers in a research course to create a computer simulation model of the Hpo cell growth and proliferation pathway with the COBWEB software program.

Why did you get involved with hEr VOLUTION’s camps?

I wanted to share my love for science and illuminate the plethora of opportunities in STEM!

How are you involved with the STEM Camps?

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13 Feb 2018
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You can be you. #ChooseScience and #StartYourStory

 

Encouraging women in STEM

Only 22% of all Canadians working in STEM are women.

Take action to encourage women to join the STEM field to help ensure a bright future for Canadian women and our future workforce.

Share your story #ChooseScience

If you’re interested in STEM, use the hashtag #ChooseScience to tell us how you’re working to start your story.

If you’re a professional or teacher, use #ChooseScience to tell us how you’re making a difference and inspiring others to start their story.

If you know someone interested in science, challenge them to “start your story” by using #ChooseScience right now via social media!

  • Tune in to VRAK.TV on March 7 at 5:00 p.m. to watch the ALT show’s special on STEM (French only).
  • Tune in to @Sides on Twitter on March 7 at 5:00 p.m. to watch the SIDES weekly live show (English only).
  • Check out the website every week as one of our role models will be telling her story about how she became interested in STEM.
30 Apr 2017
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We are half way there!

With the latest social media postings this week, we officially reached the half-way point in the 150 Days of Canadian Women in STEM campaign.

What does this mean?

So far:

  • 75 days of recruiting, researching, and promoting inspiring women in STEM fields
  • 65 amazing women profiled, from a wide variety of STEM fields
  • 11 weekly wrap-up blogs and newsletters
  • Many likes, shares, comments, and retweets

And then:

  • 75 more days to go
  • 65 more profiles of excellent role models still to come
  • 11 more blog posts to wrap up the weekly social media posts
  • 1 impressive library of 130 impressive Canadian women in STEM as the end result
  • 1 exciting event to celebrate it all – The Canadian Women in STEM Conference on July 15th

Thank you to everyone who has helped out to this point — especially the women who have been nominated and have shared their stories to help inspire girls and young women. Your stories show the incredible impact that women in STEM can have in Canada. Keep spreading the word!

The women who were featured during this momentous week are:

 

Between now and July 15, follow hEr VOLUTION’s 150 Days of Canadian Women in STEM on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to read unique and inspiring stories of Canada’s females who are having an impact in STEM.

Re-post and share and forward!

 Learn more about 150 Days of  Canadian Women in Stem.

Nominate an inspiring Canadian woman in STEM to be featured.

Visit the blog for a wrap up of the featured stories each week. 

Use hashtag #CanWomenSTEM150 to help us spread the share these women’s stories.

Get your tickets today for the Canadian Women in STEM Conference on July 15th!