Girls in Science

Making a Difference

Giving girls opportunities to pursue and thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers is an all-around good proposition. Good for women’s economic stability given higher paying jobs, and good for workforce diversity. With college enrollment traditionally dominated by females, however, why aren’t more females graduating with science degrees, and eventually entering STEM careers? Read on to see what three Orange County Business Council (OCBC) investors—Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire, Girls Inc. of Orange County, and Girl Scouts of Orange County—together with other OCBC investors that are local major employers are doing to close this gap and prepare the future workforce of the nation’s sixth most populous county, Orange County, California.