The University of Waterloo has been recognized as the most innovative university in Canada for more than two decades and it makes sense to direct our innovative spirit toward the challenge of encouraging girls and women to enter and ultimately thrive in STEM fields. The European Parliament is forecasting about seven million new STEM jobs by 2025 in Europe alone and so we believe it is critical to empower those who identify as girls and women to enter these rewarding careers not only for their personal development, but also for the betterment of society. We have hosted STEM outreach experiences for more than 25 years through our Engineering Science Quest (ESQ) camps.