Sen. Holly J. Mitchell launches STEAM program at L.A. High’s Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA)
August 18, 2016
Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, founder of the Women’s Institute for Young Girls (WIYG), welcomes participants to the new Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) at L.A. High School State Senator Holly J. Mitchell hosted a mentoring luncheon to launch the Women’s Institute for Young Girls (WIYG), her new district initiative to empower local female students to pursue academic and professional aspirations in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) in partnership with the new Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) located on the Los Angeles High School campus. Women of color are under-represented in STEAM careers, which are the fastest growing and