As our daughters head back to school this month, we'd like to highlight an alarming trend. The number of women earning undergraduate degrees in computer science has plunged nearly 50 percent since 1985, according to the National Center for Women and Information Technology. Women hold more than half of professional positions in the overall U.S. work force but fewer than 22 percent of software engineering jobs. Braincake, a program of Carnegie Science Center, has a mission to engage, educate and embrace girls as architects of change.

www.braincake.org

DigiGirlz is the brainchild of Microsoft. Log on to experience programs that give high school girls the opportunity to learn about careers in technology, connect with Microsoft employees, and participate in hands-on computer and technology workshops.

www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/digigirlz

Logan Olson is a former DigiGirl. In October 2001, she was a typical teenager, going to high school when she suffered a heart attack and sustained a brain injury. With the help of Microsoft technology she has been able to create Logan Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for young people with disabilities.

Check out Logan Olson's Video Story.

Fortune's annual list ranking the 50 most powerful women in American business was just released. Coming in at #44 is Marissa Mayer, Google's VP of Search and User Experience, who at the age of 34 is the youngest power woman on the block. Marissa ushers in a new generation of women who will serve as role models for young girls. Click to read an insightful article from San Francisco Online about the geeky Googler who's generating a new kind of Silicon Valley notoriety.

www.sanfranmag.com/story/adventures-marissa

Miracleworker of the Month

Each month, a member of our team will highlight an organization that's making a difference in the lives of women.

Carnegie Science Center: Girls Math and Science Partnership was created to address issues regarding girls, their participation in science, and the expansion of their opportunities in and influence on the science and technology work force. GMSP draws organizations, stakeholders, and communities together in an effort to ensure that girls succeed in math and science. Click here to help fund these programs.

Girls Math Science	The Girl Solution
Girl Talk	Can Teen

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