This project displays posters of non-binary folk and women of color in technology as inspiration to our current CS students. Almost all the role models in technology are white males (for example, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg). Female college students, however, are more inspired by an outstanding female rather than male role models. This project aims to encourage women in CS to see themselves as having a career in the field. If our students can see bold reminders in academic settings that there are women of color thriving in STEM, this can influence how they see themselves with respect to the field of Computer Science. Role models can signal to Black and Latinx students that they are valued. Our goal is to create a space in the Science Center to counteract the message that society has given to black and brown girls. In our teaching spaces, role models can represent what is possible.
