Can a TV Show for Teen Girls Help Narrow the STEM Gender Gap?
The needle hasn't moved much for women in STEM careers, but grantmaker Lyda Hill hopes to change that.
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The needle hasn't moved much for women in STEM careers, but grantmaker Lyda Hill hopes to change that.
The needle hasn't moved much for women in STEM careers, but grantmaker Lyda Hill hopes to change that.
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Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science. Over the last few years, the grantmaker also has ventured into media production: financing and helping develop a TV series, “Mission Unstoppable,” aimed at girls aged 13 to 17, which features women succeeding in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, careers. The CBS series — which is one part entertainment and one part feminist career inspiration — has averaged a million broadcast viewers in its first two seasons and has been nominated for mul...