Inspiring girls to pursue STEM (ages three to thirteen): a recipe for a successful outreach event

• Published in: Association for Engineering Education - Engineering Library Division Papers
• Main Authors: Prosise, Jodi F, Romatoski, R R, Stonedahl, Susa H, Yunye Shi Shi
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Atlanta American Society for Engineering Education-ASEE 23.06.2018
• Subjects: Creativity; Engineering education; Girls; STEM education; Stereotypes

To most it would seem that the U.S. (and the world) has improved leaps and bounds in their view of women in the workforce, yet representation of women in STEM remains low (only up 5% since 1993). In engineering specifically, women only make up 13% of the workforce (up from 9% in 1990). Gender stereo...