Stemettes is a

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which encourages girls and young women aged 5–25 to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (

STEM Stem or STEM most commonly refers to: * Plant stem, a structural axis of a vascular plant * Stem group * Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Stem or STEM can also refer to: Language and writing * Word stem, part of a word respon ...

). Stemettes runs panel events,

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s, the Student to Stemette mentoring programme supported by

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, Outbox Incubator and an app, OtotheB, an online platform for girls interested in STEM and

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History

Stemettes was started in 2013 by British mathematics and computing child prodigy Anne-Marie Imafidon. In 2015, Jacquelyn Guderley became co-founder of Stemettes alongside Imafidon. Stemettes has partnered with organisations including

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, BP and

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. The organisation is regularly called upon by the

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and

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to consult on matters related to women in STEM.

Outbox Incubator

For six weeks from July–August 2015, Stemettes ran Outbox Incubator in London. This residential business incubator for girls with STEM start-ups became known as the "X-men house for girls". In February 2016, the Outbox Incubator spin-off app, OtotheB, was officially launched. The app is an online platform for girls interested in STEM and entrepreneurship. The app has been well received by some STEM figures such as academic and campaigner Sue Black, who described the app as a "…fantastic new resource for young women interested in technology".

Awards and recognition

Stemettes was named as European Digital Impact Organisation of the Year in October 20142014 European Digital Impact OrganisationDigital Leadership Institute
Retrieved 20 April 2016. by the Digital Leadership Institute.

References

External links

* {{official, https://stemettes.org/
Outbox Incubator website

Student to Stemette website

OtotheB website
Social enterprises Women in technology Computer science education Diversity in computing Women and science Organizations for women in science and technology Digital divide