Donna Milgram, IWITTS’s Executive Director, shares proven strategies STEM educators can use to recruit and retain more women and girls to their STEM courses in this 4-page interview published in the December 2013 issue of International Innovation. In the interview, Ms. Milgram points out some common misconceptions about the best way to recruit and retain more female students to STEM, so that educators can avoid these pitfalls. She then gives concrete examples of effective strategies for increasing the enrollment and completion rates of women and girls in STEM courses and programs.