[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] The Sparks Program is continuing to grow. This academic year, Sparks added groups in two new cities, Istanbul and Bolu. Now there are groups in Izmir, Bolu, Istanbul, and Izmit. This brings the total number of groups to six, serving a total of 49 university women which represents a big growth over last...

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] Esra, an ambitious participant in the Sparks program, is pursuing an unorthodox career for many Turkish women: Electrical Engineering. Esra grew up in Ankara, the older of two daughters in a family of modest means. That meant limited access to the supplementary academic support that more affluent families can provide. Through self-discipline, hard...