As we finish up the second program of the RTSWS academic year-long model, The Wall Street Experience Field Trip, we thought we'd take a moment to reflect on our tremendous growth and put it into perspective.
RTSWS is one of the fastest growing nonprofits focused on the M of STEM in the nation. It has been recognized by The White House, the United Nations, Catalyst, Nasdaq, and The Today Show for its outcomes in engineering social and industrial change.
RTSWS brings math project based learning to the classroom. Financial and investment literacy is taught with relevance to our students’ lives, 73% of whom are BIPOC and 48% from low income families.
RTSWS goes further than just offering this subject matter. We introduce girls to careers in the M of STEM; professions which lift people out of poverty in one generation. These high paying careers coupled with the investment tools and knowledge results in RTSWS actually closing the gender and racial wage AND wealth gaps. This is critical if we are to have more women participating in the capital markets. They need to have the capital to save and invest.
They learn from us that there are investment options designed for them. This results in creating better lives for themselves and their families. In turn, this starts a new generation of skilled, financially independent women to continue the cycle of creating a better future for their families and their communities and society at large.
