Centennial Moments
Getting Girls Into Science, Math
A grant to Mills College to support the Math/Science Network signaled the Corporation's early and ongoing concern with the need to provide more opportunities and incentives for girls and women to get involved in math, science and technology coursework in both secondary and higher education. To date, more than 775,000 girls have participated in the annual Expanding Your Horizons conferences, which grew out of the Network and are held in cities across the U.S. and also other countries. Recently, Expanding Your Horizons received the prestigious 2010 National Science Board Public Service Award as an organization that has made significant contributions and impact in public understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.



