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GLAM Ready to Lead

Girls Leadership Academy Meetup (GLAM) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that seeks to bridge the gender gap and end gender bias in STEAM, leadership, and business.

GLAM empowers girls and young women to believe in themselves, dream big, and pursue their goals!

10/08/2026

Meet this week's ! 🔍💗

Brooklyn Bevans is an Information Security Analyst at ICF who investigates cyber threats for a living and loves a good murder mystery on her days off. 🕵🏽‍♀️ Her work covers digital forensics, incident response, and malware investigations. Her take: "it's tedious, but also fun!"

Off the clock she draws, travels, and kickboxes. 🥊
Her goal? Director of Forensics and Incident Response.
Her motto: "Preparation is key! Stay prepared for the opportunity that will fall in your lap." ✨

It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the perfect time to meet her! 💗

10/06/2026

It's Nobel week, and we're celebrating a laureate you may not have heard of! 🏅💗

Tu Youyou was put in charge of a national effort to find a cure for malaria. She searched ancient Chinese medical texts for clues, helped isolate artemisinin, and she and two colleagues tested it on themselves before it went to patients and it has saved millions of lives. 🔬

She was the first scientist from mainland China to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences, and she did it without a doctorate, a medical degree, or any training abroad. 🌟

Girls, this is what determination looks like. 💪🏽

09/30/2026

One thread connects every single one of their stories. They were told, in some way, that this was not for them. And they went anyway.

That the story we want every GLAM to know, because the most extraordinary have come from every background, every culture, every corner of the world. They have all had to find their way into rooms that were not always built for them using their courage as their blueprint. 💗

Diversity is not just something we celebrate, we build it into everything we do because the future of STEAM is stronger, more creative, and more innovative when every girl sees herself in it. 💪🏽

09/25/2026

Born and raised in a Mexican household in Texas, her passion for science was influenced by the movie 'Contact'. From that moment, she knew she wanted to be a scientist. 🔬💗

Meet Dr. Jessica Esquivel, Afro-Latina particle physicist, Associate Scientist at Fermilab, and co-founder of the social movement.

Dr. Esquivel works on the Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermilab—one of the most precise measurements in the history of particle physics, testing the boundaries of our understanding of the universe itself. She is the second Black woman to earn a PhD in physics from Syracuse University, and one of the first Afro-Latina women to earn a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and applied physics from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.

But it is not just what she does in the lab that makes her extraordinary. Dr. Esquivel is a recognized advocate for equity in physics, focusing on the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality in her community work. She has said: "One of the things I really try to do is be very loud and proud and authentic in these places and spaces that I inhabit, so that the young Black and brown girls coming after me can see that somebody did make it that looks like them."

This is a GLAM value if we've ever heard one. 💗

09/23/2026

"Don't be afraid to reach for the stars. I believe a good education can take you anywhere on Earth and beyond." 💗

These words belong to Dr. Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina to travel to space, a four-mission Space Shuttle veteran with nearly 1,000 hours in orbit, and the first Hispanic director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. 🚀

Born in Los Angeles and raised in La Mesa, California, Dr. Ochoa earned her bachelor's degree in physics from San Diego State University before going on to complete her Master's and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. She then went on to invent three patents for optical inspection and recognition systems.

She started as a research engineer and moved her way to being selected as an astronaut in 1990. A reminder to always reach for the stars. ✨

09/21/2026

This week's is proof that Latina's are not just in the room, they are leading it. 🌺💻✨

Meet Abish E. Carvajal! Global Infrastructure Reliability Engineer at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), where she supports over 450 software applications used all over the world, responsible for their operation, reliability, and growth. Automation is her passion, and her impact is global.

Her superpowers? Explorer. Developer. Manager.

Outside of her technical work, Abish is a US Regional Lead for both the Latina Network and the Women in Tech Network, investing her time in community and showing up for the people coming up behind her. As she puts it: we need more women to represent us. 💪🏽

Off the clock, she and her daughter travel the world as self-described foodies, she competes in tennis (USTA ranking 2.5!), and dances salsa, cumbia, bachata, merengue, and bhangra. 🎾💃🏽

GLAM is proud to celebrate a Latina engineer who leads with her skills, her community, and her heart.

09/17/2026

A gentle reminder to check in. 💗

No matter what age, its important to always check in about —with your loved ones or with yourself. Even at a young age, it's important to express the importance of healthy mental well-being to develop the confidence to handle life situations in the future.

Not only this, but we believe that those who feel truly seen and supported feel like they can accomplish anything. Wellbeing and ambition grow together. 💪🏽

Take a moment this week to check in on your loved ones. 💗

09/15/2026

Happy ! 🌺💗

Latino and Hispanic communities are among the fastest-growing demographics in the US and yet Latina women remain underrepresented in STEAM fields, particularly in leadership. That gap is not a reflection of ability or ambition. It is a reflection of access, representation, and the stories girls are told (or not told) about who belongs in science and technology.

We are excited to highlight Latina and Hispanic women who are doing extraordinary work in STEAM and make sure they get their time in the spotlight. 🌟

09/10/2026

Science has always needed the arts. To help communicate, imagine, and to make the impossible feel possible. 🎨🔬💗

This week, GLAM is celebrating 4 women who live at the intersection of art and science and are using both to change the world and to bring more people into it.

09/03/2026

She earned her physics degree from Harvard, then her PhD in Atomic and Laser Physics from Oxford, and then danced professionally with the Norwegian National Ballet, English National Ballet, Boston Ballet, and the Zurich Ballet... all at the same time! 🩰🔬💗

Meet Dr. Merritt Moore, a quantum physicist, professional ballet dancer, Adjunct Professor of Creative Robotics, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and one of the most compelling arguments GLAM has ever seen for putting the "A" firmly in STEAM.

During the pandemic, Dr. Moore combined her two worlds in a completely unexpected way—choreographing and programming industrial robot arms to dance alongside her. She has since performed these robot ballet duets at the World Economic Forum, the Forbes Women's Summit, and on stages worldwide, and contributed her expertise as a consultant to the Boston Dynamics AI Institute.

She is also one of twelve candidates selected out of thousands of applicants to undergo astronaut selection training on the BBC program "Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?", because apparently quantum physics, professional ballet, and robot choreography were not enough to keep her busy. 🚀

A perfect example as to why you shouldn't choose between your passions. 💗

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