Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) have notoriously been the minority — but that’s changing. Women in STEM are on the rise thanks to multiple pushes on local and national levels to get young girls involved in science & technology from an early age. Fun Fact: women in STEM earn 33% more than women in non STEM fields. So follow the money ladies and look to the bright stars on our list making waves across multiple categories from VR to Finance.

PAMELA FLETCHER
Vice President Global Electric Vehicle Programs, General Motors

Pamela Fletcher is leading the charge of electric vehicles. After overseeing the development of the breakthrough Chevrolet Bolt EV, a $37,500 all-electric hatchback that can go 238 miles on a single charge—the first electric car to achieve that kind of range at such a low price point, she aimed higher. And cleaner. Toward a zero-emissions world | LEARN MORE

AISHA BOWE
Co-Founder & CEO Stemboard

Meet Aisha Bowe, Aerospace Engineer, Founder, and CEO, advised by her high-school guidance counselor to attend beauty school. While she never did pursue that career in cosmetology, she did grow up to be one of NASA’s leading aerospace engineers. These days, the would-be-beauty-school-dropout focuses her genius on the tech solutions company she co-founded. As a proud minority owned business, STEMBoard creates software solutions for defense and enterprise clients and works toward closing the achievement gap by empowering minority youth. | LEARN MORE

JESSICA NAZIRI
Founder Techsesh

Jessica is on a mission to bring tech to women and women to tech. It’s a win-win. Recently listed on Inc.’s 30 Inspirational Women in Tech 2017, Jessica started her career as a technology reporter for The Los Angeles Times, CNN and CNBC.com. She’s consulted for Google, Intel, Dell, and Samsung, helping get their message to a millennial audience. But she’s also committed to fostering the next generation of female tech leaders | LEARN MORE

ARA KATZ
Co-Founder Seed

A storyteller, designer, techie and dot connector, Ara Katz has vision. A holistic vision and approach which she applies to every company she starts. Most recently, she Co-Founded and served as CMO of Spring, a venture and LVMH-backed mobile marketplace, which launched in August 2014. Before that, Ara was on the Founding Team of BeachMint, where she launched six direct-to-consumer, celebrity-partnered brands | LEARN MORE

Source: createcultivate.com