35%
of the U.S. STEM workforce is women.
Representation has grown, but women remain underrepresented across the STEM workforce.
Source · NCSES / NSF ↗A TechMae learning platform · High school + college women
Not another class. A place that remembers where she started.
A living STEM notebook where she can test an idea, make a mistake, return tomorrow, and see proof that her mind is growing.
No perfect résumé required. Curiosity is enough.
Cosmic Notebook · Day 1this one is mine
Welcome, your name.
Your starting stage:
✦ SPARKYour first five-minute challenge
Three messages. One is trying to fool you. Which detail gives it away?
Follow the signal →YOUR STORY STARTS HERE · 1%
One connected platform
Explore. Build. Protect. Lead.
Games, courses, opportunities, news, and a guide that remembers her progress.
The opportunity gap
Girls have the ability. The pathway still loses them.
These numbers are not here to define what young women cannot do. They show where schools, communities, and technology platforms have room to build something better.
27.5%
of computer and mathematical workers are women.
The gap is especially visible in the fields shaping software, data, and digital systems.
Source · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ↗6%
projected STEM job growth from 2024 to 2034.
That is twice the projected growth rate for all occupations. Preparation cannot wait until college graduation.
Source · NCSES 2026 ↗Start before you sign up
What kind of STEM mind do you have?
Answer three questions. Get a starting direction and your first recommended challenge. No email is required to see the result.
The pathway
She can enter anywhere. She never starts over.
These are growth stages—not ages or grade levels. A college student can begin at Spark. A high school student can already be building at Current.
01 · Spark
Find what pulls her attention.
“This is the thing I want to understand.”
02 · Signal
Learn the first language of the field.
A first working skill she can explain.
03 · Circuit
Connect skills to a real problem.
A small build someone else can use.
04 · Current
Choose a direction and lead.
A project, team role, or leadership moment.
05 · Source
Turn experience into evidence.
A portfolio and story that open doors.
06 · Architect
Build the room—and bring someone with her.
A system, opportunity, or younger learner she changed.
One guide · five modes
She does not need five bots. She needs one guide that knows where she left off.
Nova changes how she helps—learning, building, protecting, reflecting, or navigating—without making the student learn five different systems.
LEARNBUILDPROTECTREFLECTNAVIGATE
NovaLast time, you said loops felt impossible. What changed?
YouThey are still hard. But I got one to work.
NovaThat matters. Let’s look at what you did differently—and make the next one easier to recognize.
SCRIPTED EXPERIENCE PREVIEW · NO LIVE MODEL CONNECTED
The Tech Girls news desk
See women and girls moving STEM forward—right now.
A focused news window for students, educators, and families. We select useful stories about opportunities, role models, new programs, and the future of STEM.
Meet the 2026 Women in Technology Girl of the Year finalists.
Three high-school students are being recognized for curiosity, initiative, confidence, and lifting others as they explore technology.
Read at Women in Technology →NASA revamps its challenge connecting community college study to aerospace careers.
A current route for students to connect coursework with real aerospace, science, engineering, and technology opportunities.
Read at NASA →Technology camp opens doors for middle and high school girls in STEM.
Students worked in teams on technology projects designed around confidence, curiosity, and real-world problem-solving.
Read the story →View all on Google News ↗Curated September 14, 2026 · Live feed automation coming next
Opportunity directory
One place to find the rooms already waiting for her.
Start with trusted national and Georgia programs for coding, engineering, mentorship, awards, competitions, and college community. This starter directory will grow with verified submissions.
GWC
Girls Who Code
Clubs, summer programs, college loops, and career-readiness opportunities for learners building futures in technology.
Explore programs →BGC
Black Girls Code
Technology education and community designed for Black girls, women, and gender-expansive youth.
Explore programs →TV
Technovation Girls
A global program where teams identify a community problem and build a technology solution.
Explore the challenge →AiC
NCWIT Aspirations in Computing
A computing community with recognition, opportunities, and pathways for high school, college, and graduate students—including a Georgia affiliate.
Visit Aspirations →SWE
SWENext
Society of Women Engineers clubs and programs that help students connect, lead, and build local STEM communities.
Find or start a club →WIT
WIT Girls
Hands-on STEM workshops, career exploration, and mentorship for middle and high school girls in Georgia.
Explore WIT Girls →No programs match that search yet. Try a broader word or choose “All.”
Know an organization that belongs here?
The full directory will include verified local, state, and national opportunities.
Suggest an organizationThe full directory will include verified local, state, and national opportunities.
The founding wall
The first names will be real.
No invented testimonials. No imaginary student projects. The wall begins when the founding cohort begins—and every featured build is shared with permission.
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Founding cohort places
The first young women will help shape the platform and create the first projects on this wall.
01
Notice a problem
Start with something in her life, school, family, or community.
02
Build an answer
Code, research, design, explain, test, and improve.
Project names, student photographs, locations, and outcomes will appear only after approval and consent.
For schools + organizations
Give her a place to begin—and evidence that she grew.
Start with a guided cohort. Continue with a longer-term license once the experience and outcomes fit your students.
Founding pilot
Start with twelve weeks.
- Student onboarding and starting-point experience
- Games, short courses, puzzles, and mindset check-ins
- Educator implementation support
- Aggregate participation and growth report
- Student feedback that helps shape the platform
School + organization license
Build a lasting pathway.
- Ongoing learner access
- New challenges and course content
- Cohort and educator tools
- Aggregate reporting and implementation support
- Licensing structure tailored to the organization