Spotlight Blog
Announcing Seven New Board Members
High-Tech High Heels Texas Chapter Elects Seven New Directors to Board DALLAS (Feb 27, 2020) –– The High-Tech High Heels – Texas Chapter, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to close the gender gap in Science, Technology,...
Join us for STEMpact!
Please join High-Tech High Heels as we announce the 2020 High-Tech High Heels STEMpact Award recipient and host a discussion on the state of gender equality in STEM at our 2nd annual STEMpact Event. The STEMpact event will also feature a...
Spotlight: Inspiring future female pilots with PreFlight!
This summer, High-Tech High Heels proudly sponsored PreFlight camp as one of our 2019 grantees to show young girls the sky is the limit when it comes to what they can achieve, including becoming a pilot. Out of over 580,000 Federal Aviation...
After-School All Stars building brighter futures through STEM – Destiny’s story
The first official day of summer is quickly approaching, and as the weather grows warmer and school draws to a close, many of the grantees from our most recent grant cycle are reflecting on recent spring programming and gearing up for summer...
Spotlight: Big milestone – HTHH has granted over 1 million dollars
High-Tech High Heels was founded in 2001 by a group of women with a shared vision of closing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Eighteen years ago, through their own educational experiences, they knew that...
Spotlight: Inspirational women making history at HTHH
High-Tech High Heels would like to take a moment to highlightsome of our very own {S}HEROES. We are fortunate to besurrounded by so many wonder women making history atHTHH, and we picked three of them with unbelievable storiesthat are sure to...
We are expanding our impact across America
As the New Year begins, High-Tech High Heels is more committed than ever to closing the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers. Over the past 18 years, HTHH has funded programs that make a meaningful...
Spotlight: Eureka! building confidence and skills in STEM – Grace’s story
High-Tech High Heels currently funds Eureka!, a STEM-based program through Girls Inc. Dallas. Eureka! is an intensive, five-year STEM-based program that builds girls’ confidence and skills through hands-on opportunities in science, technology,...
Spotlight: SMARTgirls featuring some brilliant women from HTHH
Excitement for STEM can spark anywhere, at any time; most often it’s the school classroom where girls are first introduced- and summer break is no exception! On a sunny Friday in June, High Tech High Heels members helped bring the classroom to life...
Spotlight: HTHH supports all-girls team at World FIRST Robotics competition
High Tech High Heels had the exciting opportunity to sponsor the Hockabots from The Hockaday School at the World FIRST Robotics competition in Houston, held April 18-21, 2018. The team had the opportunity to compete at the World level after...
Spotlight: Persistence Development Foundation inspiring girls with CodeSLAM
This month’s spotlight highlights one of our recent grant recipients, Persistence Development Foundation. Persistence Development Foundation focuses on “improving lives of individuals in underserved communities (geographic and/or economic) in the...
Spotlight: Laura Steffek, making a difference in STEM
As March celebrates International Women’s Day as well as Women’s History Month, we want to spotlight a woman who is making a difference! We sat down with Laura Steffek, a High-Tech High Heels member and director of new product development for Texas...