{"id":300120,"date":"2017-01-09T10:03:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T15:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/?p=300120"},"modified":"2017-01-09T10:03:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T15:03:40","slug":"virginia-council-on-women-stem-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/virginia-council-on-women-stem-essay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Council on Women &#8211; STEM Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia Council on Women is pleased to host the 6<sup>th<\/sup> annual STEM Essay Contest.\u00a0 Governor Terry McAuliffe and First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe serve as Honorary Co-Chairs for the contest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"borderless\" class=\"Commonwealthstemessaycontest-2017\">\n<div id=\"mainContent\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<p>The purpose of the Council on Women (Council) is to help women reach their potential and maximize their contribution to society and the Commonwealth as wage earners and citizens. 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