Quick and Easy: Eileen Fisher Shop for a Cause

MAD-eileen-fisher-shop-for-a-causeJoin Eileen Fisher for the launch of their fall collection and help support girls’ scientific education.

What: Greater Chicago area Eileen Fisher stores have partnered with the Lake County YWCA to fund science and technology learning programs for young girls. Eileen Fisher is committed to investing in women’s issues; the company has donated more than $1 million to 33 innovative women and girls’ leadership initiatives since 2010.

Where: Eileen Fisher, 640 Central Ave., Highland Park

When: Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

How: Shop Eileen Fisher all day and receive $25 off of your purchase. Ten percent of the day’s sales will benefit YWCA Lake County TechGYRLS.

The organization: A survey conducted by the YWCA Lake County found that not only do girls feel disconnected from positions of technology, math and science, but they also see such careers as isolating and unpopular. TechGYRLS seeks to change that thinking.

YWCA TechGYRLS is an eight-week youth empowerment program designed to raise girls’ interest, confidence and self-efficacy in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The program helps young girls develop familiarity with technological tools, critical thinking and problem-solving skills for use in any future profession. Offering students a safe, supportive, girls-only environment for exploration and learning, TechGYRLS cultivates leaders in young women.

TechGYRLS works to reduce the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Studies show that girls tend to fall behind boys in these areas from middle school into high school, and the program intends to increase exposure to and interest in technology for girls. The curriculum, comprised of design, animation, programming and robotics, benefits girls ages 9 to 14. The TechGYRLS program also prepares for and participates in the annual FIRST LEGO League robotics competition, hosts spring break and summer camps and facilitates job shadowing in scientific fields.

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