Finding Your Direction in Tech

School, STEM, and Success: Building Confidence in Young Girls

In this episode of the Dottie Rose Foundation Podcast, hosts Sharon Jones and Jillian Klingberg discuss confidence building as the new school year begins. They explore the historical role of women in computing and the challenges girls face in STEM fields today. Emphasizing the critical middle school years, the conversation highlights the importance of belonging, reframing failure, and recognizing personal passions. By providing supportive environments and mentorship, the foundation aims to encourage girls to pursue careers in technology and STEM, ensuring they feel confident and capable.

STEM Starts at Home: Encouraging Young Scientists

The Dottie Rose Foundation podcast, hosted by Dr. Sharon Jones and Jillian Klingberg, focuses on empowering women and girls in the technology sector. In this episode, they discuss practical ways to promote STEM brain development in children through daily activities such as grocery shopping, cooking, and playing. They highlight the importance of integrating science, technology, engineering, and math into everyday life, encouraging problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking skills.

Dottie Rose Foundation Summer Camp at Avid Xchange

Guest host Holly Harris talks with a group of campers from this Summer's Camp, hosted at AvidXchange, where today's young women become tomorrow's women in STEM.

Finding Your Direction in Tech

Hosts Dr. Sharon Jones and Jillian Klingberg discuss how to determine what tech field is right for you.

Dottie Rose Foundation

The Dottie Rose Foundation creates a supportive algorithm to close the gender gap for females in the field of technology and computer sciences. Hosts Dr. Sharon Jones and Jillian Klingberg walk us through the history of the foundation, and how it helps kids develop the skill set they need and explore the areas of technology that excite them the most.