Girls and Engineering

As a member of the American Society of Engineering Education, I get emails about this topic. Each news feed contains information on progarms for ONLY girls. Each time, I go there and post my displeasure. It would be great if others could do the same. Here are the two for today:

Edison Partners with Local Girl Scouts

'Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio, whose reach extends over Riverside to San Bernardino counties, received a generous grant from Southern California Edison to help fund the “Imagine Your STEM Future” project. The programs are targeted at high school-aged girls and aim to encourage increased interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers.'

Natalie Portman Launches STEM Contest for Teenage Girls

'Actress NATALIE PORTMAN has launched a contest for teenage girls who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

The Oscar winner's own love of science prompted her to sign on to her role as astrophysicist Jane Foster in Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, and now she wants to encourage other young women to become involved in the field through the comic giant's Ultimate Mentor Adventure.'