Why do more boys enter STEM programs than girls and gender-diverse youth?
By Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko, PhD Women make up less than 25% of STEM workers and less than 8% of trades workers in Canada.1 Why does this gender gap exist? Women, girls, and gender-diverse people face structural and systemic barriers that impact decisions to take STEM courses, enter STEM postsecondary programs, and continue working in STEM fields. Efforts […]
A Message from CAGIS founder, Dr. Larissa
By Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko, PhD CAGIS started 33 years ago as a small, local initiative: a group of 30 girls in London, Ontario responded to a letter asking if they wanted to explore science, technology, trades, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) together. I mailed those letters because I, a school girl, loved STEM and wanted to learn […]
CAGIS: A Lasting Impact
By CAGIS CAGIS programming is informed by scientific research on how to support underrepresented youth in STEM, in addition to frequent and ongoing evaluation. Results of annual evaluations with current participants, and follow up evaluations with graduates (alum) demonstrate strong and lasting impact. CAGIS Graduates, in their own words https://youtu.be/CZ0rXRRzNsohttps://youtu.be/IKQYzV6OBlchttps://youtu.be/pwWjZwfj71whttps://youtu.be/jtFvLFPQNWkhttps://youtu.be/X1e7iF6FoBohttps://youtu.be/ooB1mi6tKg0 CAGIS Youth, in their own […]