“Highlighting the professional women, the working people … and who they are today is what will inspire and tell these young kids that you can get there, too,” said Ivy Vasquez Sandoval, a mentor in the chapter.
One of the program’s biggest goals is to “connect and engage with younger females,” Garcia said. The group aims to serve students locally throughout schools in the San Antonio area, beginning with Lutheran High School of San Antonio, which is a part of the FIRST Robotics program.Success! You're on the list.
WiR has already begun the work spearheading new efforts with schools like Lutheran, where students gain the chance to start their path into STEM while being mentored by a professional in the industry. Mentors both locally and across the country make themselves available to the students, who get to participate in activities like programming and fabricating robots in competitive settings.
“It’s not limited to FIRST. [The] big picture for this chapter is offering that mentorship [and] providing these young women in STEM support for careers they want to pursue,” Garcia said. “Highlighting the professional women, the working people … and who they are today is what will inspire and tell these young kids that you can get there, too,” Vasquez Sandoval said.
“I know what it’s like to not see a lot of people like you in the room,” Vasquez Sandoval said. “I am a transgender woman, and I found my own journey.” WiR’s collaboration with groups like FIRST Robotics and Girls Inc. hopes to bring more awareness to the opportunities in STEM for women in K-12 grade levels.
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