Girl Scout Engineers!
Although the number of women in engineering is growing, the growth has been modest compared to other careers. That's because even though girls have the smarts, if they don't take the required math and science in high school, engineering school is a far reach. As a group, girls get less math and science training. That's where women engineers help.
Girl Scout Engineers!
Through programs like Girl Scout Engineers, women engineers show girls that math and science is fun and challenging. The girls are amazing. They have brilliance and technical ability second to none. So many have a natural inclination for the maths and sciences, so it is often easy to get young girls interested in engineering topics. But studies tell us that unless we reach girls by the 5th or 6th grade, they probably won't get the courses needed in high school. That's why programs that reach girls and young women are so important..
The activities used to demonstrate hands-on engineering are teams tasks like building an electrical circuit, puff vehicle relay race, ship-a-chip packaging and designing simple machines. When teams design and build something, they get a glimpse of what it is like to be an engineer. Often the end product is destroyed to see its durability, but that's part of the process and often the most exciting part. Whether it's robot wars, egg catapults or ship-a chip packaging, in the end survival rate says it all. Engineers of both genders like controlled destruction!
Engineers make this world a better and safer place. From the tallest building to the deepest well, from clothes to furniture, each product made by man has been designed, manufactured and improved by an engineer. Often women choose engineering because they love technology and want to help people. That excitement and sense of purpose is easily transferred to the next generation of female engineers.
Women bring a unique dynamic to engineering, tending to be more nurturing and involving. Women are communications experts, continuously talking about what is seen, thought and felt. Females remember the smallest of details, sometimes for decades. And circular thinking complements linear thinking.
So encourage your daughters and sisters to explore math, science and technology. And there will be a female scientist or engineer to provide the inspiration!
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