19 Jun Female Students Win a $10,000 Grant from MIT After Inventing This Amazing Device for the Homeless

It’s a fact that when it comes to science and engineering, women are often underrepresented. Men tend to overwhelmingly dominate STEM fields, and for many women struggling get their papers published or studies funded, competing within these male-dominated systems can feel like trying to break into a boy’s club.

According to a 2011 study conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, only one in seven engineers is female. In addition to this, women have seen no employment growth in STEM jobs since 2000 – something which seems remarkable, considering the industrial revolution we’ve experienced in web design and digital technology over the last 20 years. Young girls in middle school and high school are often encouraged by educators to pursue higher education in the arts and humanities instead of science and engineering; which is a great loss for those fields.

But there are people who are attempting to combat this grievous gender bias, making it their mission to give budding girl scientists the opportunity and means to showcase their talents. Happily, this has resulted in some pretty amazing inventions from a team of teen geniuses, including one that was too cool to neglect to share: an incredible solar-powered, foldaway tent designed to combat homelessness in Los Angeles.

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