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5 Resources to help engage girls in STEM learning

By Emily On June 4, 2014 · Add Comment

I remember when I was younger – maybe around 10 or 11 – Mattel introduced a speaking “Teen Talk” Barbie doll that said “Math class tough! Party dresses are fun!” There was, as you can imagine (or remember) a huge public backlash and the doll was pulled from the retail market. Critics claimed doll was sexist, misogynistic, and gave young girls the wrong message about gender stereotypes. Still, over 20 years later, there’s a huge disparity between the number of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers and the number of men with the same jobs. At this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference it was clear that the testosterone ruled in the audience of developers; the absence of women was even a trending topic on Twitter. For several reasons, some benign and some very controversial, girls don’t engage as much as boys in school-aged STEM classes and clubs. Math [...]

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