Girl Scouts of the USA has recently reformatted much of their badgework with a new emphasis on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) type programming. Exposing girls to technology and design at a younger age vastly increases the likelihood that they will enter into a STEAM-related field as a young adult, and has been proven to be a huge positive influence in girls' cognitive development regardless of whether they pursue it as a career or not.

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As a longtime scout (and current Lifetime member) myself, it's been such a pleasure to work with the next generation of scientists.