Here’s your chance to support STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education for girls, send a letter to your senator and representative.
When given a choice in 4th grade whether to continue studying math, 91% of girls say “yes.” By 12th grade, only 50% of girls would continue. As a result, women account for less than 20% of the bachelor’s degrees in engineering, computer science, and physics; make up less than 12% of the engineering workforce; and hold only 10% of physics teaching positions at American colleges and universities.
A number of factors influence girls’ pursuit of STEM careers, including poor self-perception, teacher bias, gender stereotypes, and failure of schools to accommodate learning differences between boys and girls. Yet every girl needs the opportunity to explore the high-earning STEM fields that are changing the world.
You can help get her there. Click here to find out how.
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