Throughout history, there have been been no shortage of inventions and innovations created by women. In fact, many female-created patents and technologies went on to significantly change and better our world. Despite this, the percentage of women involved in STEM education and employment has been and remains disproportionately low.
Historically, this has in many cases been a reflection of discriminatory attitudes which devalued female contributions, leading to low pay and difficult working environments. Modern STEM culture has wisely made significant moves to try to right the underrepresentation of both women and minorities in science, technology, and engineering fields, including the creation of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
Taking place this February 25th, Girl Day is part of the National Society of Professional Engineers’ annual Engineers’ Week. The worldwide campaign aims to provide fun-filled and educational STEM activities for young women, teaching them valuable problem solving abilities and fostering their existing interest in STEM.
They’ll be following a trail blazed by some truly remarkable women, including:
Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, many activities for this year’s Girl Day will be taking place virtually, so be sure to head over to the NSPE website to find details and get involved.
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