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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — During Black History Month, ABC13 is putting Black women in STEM under the microscope.
According to some estimates, they make up less than 3% of the workforce in that field.
That’s part of the reason Kara Branch founded “Black Girls Do Engineer.”
Right now, the nonprofit is preparing for the second annual STEM Day For Girls.
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ABC13 spoke with Kara Branch, founder of “Black Girls Do Engineer,” on her work to introduce young girls to STEM.
The event is designed to introduce girls of color as young as eight to women who look like them in STEM careers like artificial intelligence, robotics, coding, and digital animation.
Branch also said there will be hands-on activities, along with their own curriculum designed to show these girls everything they can achieve as our nation’s next scientists.
“(For) many …
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