As a kid, I have always wanted to be an Aerospace Engineer but as I got older and started to see the world from a broader perspective, my interest drastically shifted as I thought that people who look like me were not meant to be Engineers, so I was just something impossible for me to achieve. As I started to notice that there were not many people in STEM careers who look like me both female and African American and I soon realized my limitations. Looking back with a more worldly and mature perspective, I started to question what caused my interest in STEM to change and what could have and can be done to ensure that little girls who look like me and people of color as a whole are not only represented in STEM but also given adequate STEM opportunities in and out of school to further their interest in STEM.

The purpose of my project is to not only highlight the effects of gender and racial inequalities in STEM but to also provide strong and sufficient resources to people of color of any age and gender who are interested in STEM which in return could possibly eliminate said inequalities and permanently close the racial and gender gap in STEM.