The Unicorn Dilemma: Increasing the Number of Women in STEM | Meghan Goldfarb | TEDxNormal

Meghan’s talk explores the challenges girls and women experience today on the path to STEM careers. She reflects on her personal journey from an aspiring singer to an actuary and technology leader, and offers a research-based path forward to inspire each of us to make a difference. Meghan Goldfarb is an extraverted actuary and technology leader with a passion for solving impossible problems with data and technology. She is also a wife and a mother to 3, and enjoys sewing, singing and gardening. She is very passionate about increasing the number of women and other under-represented populations in STEM careers, and actively volunteers to make the path easier for others.
Meghan received her B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Millikin University, MBA from Indiana University, and M.S. in Business Analytics from Indiana University. She is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, holds her AWS Certified Machine Learning Speciality and is a Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@robynlloyd5615]

Meghan you are such a joy to know. This is an outstanding presentation that can be used in all of our events, especially the partnerships with Girls Who Code and Women In Technology. Truly an honor to have worked with you and see you be so successful. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@kavitha30333]

Wow Meghan! That was definitely inspiring :) More power to you!!

[@leaanncarter]

Phemominal message!