STEM fields need to be accessible and welcoming to anyone who finds them interesting.

My Mission

Women and girls with interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) can often feel marginalized by their peers starting from a young age. My hope is to provide empowering resources that help to navigate whatever journey they choose as they explore those interests.

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Life Lessons Learned

Helpful To-Do’s

Empowerments

Some Tech-y Talk Because It’s Interesting

Why Do I Care So Much?

My interest in STEM started at a very young age, but by the time I reached high school, I was taking specialized electives, starting a technology internship at a local company, and truly exploring my interest in Physics. Now 10 years later, I’ve experienced my fair share of both good and bad, and I started realizing there is SO MUCH I wish I had heard navigating through my own journey with STEM so I decided to write about it.

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Perspectives make a difference
Kelli Schwalm
Perspectives make a difference
Kelli Schwalm

Precise communication can play such a positive part in understanding the intended message versus the perceived message — or even understanding that those two messages may be different. It's ok to recognize how you feel from these comments, accept how unfair they may seem, and also communicate what would help you specifically.

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It could be worse.
Kelli Schwalm
It could be worse.
Kelli Schwalm

My message for any woman navigating a male-dominated STEM field is to always advocate for yourself. DO NOT settle or keep quiet just because it could be worse.

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Mentors - How to find one and what to say to them
Kelli Schwalm
Mentors - How to find one and what to say to them
Kelli Schwalm

Possibly one of the best advantages I’ve had throughout my career was having a series of mentors who were accessible and encouraging. Unfortunately, I didn’t always know how to take advantage of the guidance they could provide. Hopefully this can help answer some of the questions I didn’t know to ask.

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Local Outreach

If you are affiliated with a school or organization in the Huntsville, AL area, contact me! I’d love to speak to classes of all ages from middle school through college! Outreach doesn’t just stop with the girls and women. Any student can benefit from learning about advocating for themselves and their peers.