Growing up in the Philly suburbs, 19-year-old Raquel Dunoff had always shown an inkling for math and science, but was often outnumbered by male students.

“At my public school, I was often the only girl or one of few in my STEM classes,” Dunoff, of Plymouth Meeting, told Technical.ly. “There was one other girl in my computer science class and I was the only girl in my shop class. This was hard, especially in teaming scenarios as I was often ignored.”

Now an engineering student at Massachusetts-based Olin College of Engineering, Dunoff said a need for more female role models in STEM drove her to start a jewelry lined focused on symbols from the world of science. The line of accessories, Trendsetter Gear, features tiny robots, winding DNA molecules, beaker earrings and, duh, gears.

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