Thousands of young girls from Central Texas and across the state went to the University of Texas at Austin campus on Saturday for the annual STEM Girl Day. There were about 8,500 girls, grades ...

"I think many girls grow up without knowing that women exist in engineering," says Carter, who is volunteering Saturday at Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Girl Day) at UT-Austin.

The Ox Hill event was one of three Girl Day activities that Raytheon and the Girls and Boys Club hosted in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area this year.

WiSTEM, Women in STEM, hosts its annual Girl Day at UT event, bringing together thousands of K-12 students for a day of hands-on STEM activities.

Girls in Aviation Day Set for Saturday This year there are more than 150 events planned at airports, FBOs, museums, and hangars across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia.