GSHH x PepsiCo Million Women Mentor Program
UPDATE March 14, 2024
This past Tuesday (February 27, 2024), Julia Ostroff from Troop 1991 organized an event to bring girls from Ardsley High School to meet with PepsiCo technology employees. They had the opportunity to ask the software engineers about their lives as women in STEM, and how to break into the tech world. All of the girls learned invaluable life lessons- including how technology and code are integrated into everything we do.
This was all made possible due to the Million Women Mentor Program, which pairs high school Girl Scouts with a PepsiCo mentor for advice and insight into the girl's future as engineers and computer scientists. Thank you to all - on both PepsiCo and Girl Scout sides- who put on this incredible opportunity!
Girls Who Code Panel
Girls Who Code Panel, Kelsey (L), Julia (center), Meghan M (R)
Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Partnership - Million Women Mentors Program
Did you know that in the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs has been three times greater than non-STEM Jobs? Or that 80% of the fastest-growing occupations in the United States depend upon mastery of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills?
In order to ensure our Girl Scouts have the skills they need to succeed, as well as the Mentors and networking to help them enter the field of their choice, we are happy to announce our continued partnership with PepsiCo and the Million Women Mentors Program.
This program connects Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts with STEM professionals in fields such as research & development, information technology, engineering, purchasing, and finance.
If you are interested in (or considering) going to college to earn a degree in a STEM field such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, we encourage you to apply for one of these slots.
Our program kick-off will take place in person at the PepsiCo facility in Purchase, NY on Monday, December 18th at 5 PM. This is an opportunity for all of the mentors and mentees to meet, learn more about the Million Women Mentors Program, and begin networking.
We recommend that each student should plan 15 hours to work with their Mentor over the course of 10 months. The Mentee and Mentor can decide together on specific times and frequencies.
March 14, 2024
