Viewpoint: Helping today’s girls become tomorrow’s rocket scientists

Decades into efforts to close our equity gaps in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), we know what doesn’t work: classroom learning alone. Simply increasing access to science programs ignores the societal and systemic barriers that tell our young girls — particularly girls of color — that careers in STEM aren’t for them. Many girls fight through these barriers to become leaders in their fields, but statistics show they're the exceptions. The book "Hi