STEAM-ROLLING TO EXCELLENCE: MARY KAY EMPOWERS NEXT GENERATION WOMEN LEADERS

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- Mary Kay Inc, a global advocate for women’s empowerment and education, recently hosted a group of 25 young women for an educational, inspirational exploration of Women in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), in conjunction with International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb 11.

The group which attended the STEAM-themed summit was from Dallas Independent School District’s Young Women’s Preparatory Network (YWPN)/Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School.

Its Chief Innovation Officer, Product and Science, Dr Lucy Gildea said Mary Kay was committed to empowering and inspiring the next generation of women to pursue their passions—because the future is STEAM.

“Women are underrepresented in the STEAM workforce, but we can narrow that gap by providing critical early learning opportunities and exposure for young women to seek out and explore STEAM careers of interest,” she said in a statement.

The high school-aged students spent the day at Mary Kay’s Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing/Research and Development (R&D) Center (R3) in Lewisville, Texas, United States, where they toured the state-of-the-art facility and learned about the different aspects of STEAM-related manufacturing processes in a complex, global beauty company.

Following the tour, students heard from a panel of female experts in their respective STEAM fields which consisted of experts in fields such as Upstream Innovation, Product Formulation, Information Technology, Product Research, Portfolio & Strategy Planning and Process Development.

YWPN is a non-profit agency that partners with public school districts across the state of Texas to operate the largest network of all-girl, public, college preparatory schools in the nation, in which the schools are located in struggling urban neighbourhoods and have a proven track record of academic achievement, high school graduate and college acceptance rates.

Mary Kay celebrates and encourages young women who are taking charge of their futures through leadership, innovation and determination to excel in STEAM fields.

By offering continued support to young women in STEAM fields, the company is continuing Mary Kay’s mission, which is to improve the lives of women everywhere.

-- BERNAMA