INSPIRE Women Act
Title
INSPIRE Women Act
Description
The Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Act (H.R. 321), or INSPIRE Women Act, was introduced by Representative Barbara Comstock of Virginia before passing through Congress and being signed into law in February of 2017. The law is focused on increasing the representation of women in STEM careers.
The act compels the NASA director to encourage women and girls to pursue STEM fields in many ways. It created both NASA Girls and NASA Boys, virtual mentorship programs where prospective students are paired with a NASA employee to help guide them through their education. Another new program introduced is Aspire to Inspire which is focused on highlighting the early and recent careers of women in NASA and sharing that information with young girls. Through these programs, and the overall directive, H.R. 321 is designed to bring more women into service in fields that they are drastically underrepresented in.
The act compels the NASA director to encourage women and girls to pursue STEM fields in many ways. It created both NASA Girls and NASA Boys, virtual mentorship programs where prospective students are paired with a NASA employee to help guide them through their education. Another new program introduced is Aspire to Inspire which is focused on highlighting the early and recent careers of women in NASA and sharing that information with young girls. Through these programs, and the overall directive, H.R. 321 is designed to bring more women into service in fields that they are drastically underrepresented in.
Creator
Shealah Craighead
Date
February 28 2017
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/TrumpSignsHR321InspireWomenAct28FEB2017.jpg
Relation
Rights
White House
Publisher
White House
Contributor
Shealah Craighead
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Law
Identifier
Law, STEM, Women, US Congress, NASA, Mentorship, Education, Science
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
Shealah Craighead, INSPIRE Women Act, White House, February 28 2017
Cite As
Shealah Craighead, “INSPIRE Women Act,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 26, 2023, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/683.