For black women and girls in the US, empowerment key to breaking into technology


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  • Monday, 28 Jan 2019

Maryam Kabal, 17, at left, and her Windsor High School senior classmate Kadri Williams, 17, at right, plan to pursue studies and careers in science and engineering. At center is Uneeder Ruth, program manager for the Young Women's Leadership Corps. (Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant/TNS)

Educators are looking for ways to help young black women move into the growing field of science, technology, engineering and math, known as STEM. 

Kadri Williams, a Windsor High School senior interested in a career in science and engineering, had a quick and positive reaction to Pratt & Whitney's jet engine manufacturing plant in Middletown, Connecticut, during a visit last fall. 

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