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#IfThenSheCan Opening Celebration

Join the women represented as statues in #IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit at its opening celebration.

#IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit is part of Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ nation-wide IF/THEN® Initiative to activate a culture shift among young girls to open their eyes to STEM careers. At this celebratory event, women thought-leaders and change-makers from a variety of STEM fields will share stories of their experiences, illustrating what is possible, what needs to change, and what lies ahead..

In collaboration with Cambridge-based Science Club for Girls, this Opening Celebration features leading STEM women from across the country and Cambridge, including young girls featured in the “Only 4%” campaign to support the organization’s free programs which foster excitement, confidence, and literacy in STEM for girls and gender-expansive youth from underrepresented communities by providing free, experiential programs and by maximizing meaningful interactions with women-in-STEM mentors.

September 27
3:30-4:30pm

This event is presented as part of the Cambridge Science Festival. Admission is free.
Note: For this program, public tickets are for standing space in the balcony area. To guarantee a spot please arrive early.

This event has sold out.


Immediately following the Opening Celebration, we invite you to Only 4% – The Launch Party from 4.30-6.30pm at the MIT Welcome Center. Find out about more about that event and reserve your ticket for it.

More About IfThenSheCan

Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ IF/THEN® Initiative seeks to further advance women in STEM by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers. From protecting wildlife, discovering galaxies, fighting superbugs, to choreographing robots, the STEM innovators featured as statues were selected in 2019 through a rigorous process that identified them as leaders in their fields. A pop-up of #IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit, featuring 30 of these STEM role models as life-sized 3D-printed statues will be installed in the Kendall/MIT Open Space from Monday, September 25 – Sunday, October 1. Find out more about #IfThenSheCan at Cambridge Science Festival here.