Illinois Agri-Women views one of it’s missions to be mentors to young women, especially in its Women Changing the Face of Agriculture event each year. IAW reports WCFA participation each year to this organization, MWM, in the number of young women who experience the yearly WCFA program. We are part of the MWM initiative to expose young women to STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics) careers and leadership!
According to their mission statement: “The Million Women Mentors® (MWM) movement supports the engagement of millions of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) mentors (male and female) to increase the interest and confidence of girls and women to persist and succeed in STEM programs and careers by 2020. MWM is the movement that aims to change the face of women and girls, their career choices and advancement. Engaged nationally we have over 43 states with pledges and steering committees; 60 leading corporations/sponsors and 60 partners/non-profits. We have global, veterans, entrepreneurship committees that are expanding the movement. It is about scaling up and ensuring that women and girls are encouraged and supported to get in and stay in STEM careers.”
In short, MWM is a place where serving organizations can register to find mentors, mentors can sign up to find a mentee, and anyone can find out more about the organization.
Find out more at their website – https://www.millionwomenmentors.com
You can also read an informational flier from their recent Illinois State Report!
