Sally Ride Science
In the US, Sally Ride, the first female commander of the Space Shuttle, formed a non-profit to encourage young girls that are interested in STEM to stay with it. One of the big problems in the past was horrible school counselors that would tell girls that girls aren't good at math and science so they should look to a traditionally female career/job. It might still be the case that society pushes girls away from math and science when they might be very good at it. I know many women in space and science fields that are very good at their jobs and love the subject. A side benefit is they are in a profession that is highly male dominated and those guys are often very steady and have really good well paying jobs so if they aren't gay, they'll not lack for dinner invitations of a weekend.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
