In the nation’s capital, three Latinas in lab coats are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Monica Mann, 34; Elizabeth Zelaya, 36; and Connie Maza, 33, analyze Covid-19 samples every day to track the spread of the virus and, more recently, to identify mutations. The three scientists and medical technologists are part of a small team in the Washington, D.C., Department of Forensic Sciences' Public Health Laboratory Division. READ MORE AT NBC NEWS
The under-representation of Hispanic girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers is a challenge being tackled locally.
#Community partners, like Whitman College and the local chapter of the American Association of University Women, are supporting the Garrison Middle School Space Project.
#Answering why Latinas are lacking in STEM fields is trickier to explain.
#“Just in general, girls don’t choose math and science, and Latina girls really don’t,” said Diana Erickson, forme
