PHOTOS: Ingersoll Rand, Charlotte nonprofit team up to spark girls' interest in STEM careers

It was girls’ day at the Trane plant in Charlotte Monday. It started when a busload of 32 girls ages 4 to 12 arrived for activities at the Ingersoll Rand facility during a teacher work day for Charlotte schools. To Sandy Marshall, CEO of Charlotte-based Project Scientist, Monday marked an ideal opportunity to encourage young girls to consider careers in STEM-related professions. “We are trying to change the girls’ perception about STEM jobs,” Marshall says. On Monday, the girls learned…

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