2014 was a great year for the Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project (PNWGCP). We had new members join our Leadership Team and our Champions Board. We continued to grow and expand our work to increase the quality and quantity of STEM programming for girls in our region. Here are some of our 2014 highlights:

Project Splash Participants

• National Mentoring Month and Women's History Month Social Media Campaigns: During the months of January and March the PNWGCP, along with the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) and FabFems Project celebrated the contributions of mentors who cultivate a supportive environment for the next generation and of women making a significant impact in STEM fields.
• STEMtastic Resource Fair: In March, the PNWGCP hosted a booth at the Museum of Flight's STEMtastic Resource Fair in Seattle, WA. Youth wrote down their science and technology aspirations for the Wall of Dreams, while adults learned more about PNWGCP and FabFems activities, including online and local resources available for encouraging girls to pursue their STEM interests.
• NGCP Institute: In April, members of the PNWGCP leadership team attended the NGCP Collaboration Institute in Kansas City, MO. During the Institute, the team heard from local high school girls about role models and the need to increase efforts to counteract stereotypes about girls inSTEM. The team also received training in gender equity research, event planning and management,working with diverse groups, and exemplary practices.
• Project Splash: In August, instructors with the PNWGCP taught a five-day course called "Project Splash: Girls Designing Robots for a Better World." Sixteen high school girls from the greater Seattle area attended the course and built underwater LEGO robots andcompleted various missions, including building a remotely operated robot that could descend to the bottom of the pool and collect objects.
• Million Women Mentors: In 2014, the PNWGCP committed to engaging 3,000 STEM mentors over the next three years across Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, and Washington as part of the Million Women Mentors movement. We are working to build a strong group of STEM professionals ready to mentor and serve as needed role models to encourage girls to consider STEM majors and careers. Make your pledge to mentor at www.millionwomenmentors.org and then create a FabFems profile to get connected to mentoring and role modeling opportunities today! If your organization would like to get involved, please email Nimisha.

We are looking forward to expanding our reach in 2015! Contact Nimisha Ghosh Roy to learn how you can join the PNWGCP Leadership Team or Champions Board and for additional information about our 2014 highlights.