Overview

It is seen that there are very few women in the STEM field , this can be associated to stereotypes, gender bias and the lack of knowledge on the opportunities available to them. Research shows that most females in Ghana are targeted at the secondary and tertiary education levels where a career path has already been chosen based on their course selection. GIST is a foundation focused on introducing girls to careers in STEM at an early age in schools from basic four (4) upwards. Girls like to see themselves in older women hence our approach is to have female in this field serve as blueprints for younger ones. As our acronym GIST suggests, we aim to cover the essence and substance of the matter and substance of the matter, hence the motto " Addressing the heart of the matter" GIST is here to open the minds of our young females on the endless career opportunities out there . By involving females already in the field , the young ones become informed about the realities on the ground based on our experiences. This is to eliminate the ideology that STEM is boring ''GIST'' provides mentorship and guidance programs to females from elementary school through to the various universities.