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CEO of the Year, 2021

– Kentucky, the USA The Balance in Innovation Center (BIC) aims to use teams of minority and women engineers,developers, and scientists to create an environment void of the biases of misogyny and bigotry. These prejudices are evident in the current... Read More

I Could Get Fired For This-Understanding the Retention Problems With Women and Minorities in STEM

By Jill Mari Embry CEO/Founder of Balance Innovation Center. Recently I was listening to an NPR segment on the American Women’s’ Soccer Team and the abuses, including sexual, physical and emotional, that occur in the league. It brings to mind... Read More

Under-represented STEM: Do we need role models, mentors, or both?

By Jill Mari Embry: Founder/CEO Balance Innovation Center Merriam Webster defines a role model as: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others. Under-represented STEM: Do we need role models, mentors, or both? Their definition of... Read More

Unapologetic

I heard an piece on a radio station about heroes and how they can be anyone. They do not have to be famous. My parents are my heroes. The lessons learned from them are very different. My father taught me... Read More
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