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Marymount Students learn the importance of STEM for women at Conference
Women make up 48% of the workforce, but only 24% of STEM jobs. The gap starts early. A recent poll noted that of 8-17 year olds, 24% of boys note an interest in engineering, versus just 5 % of girls.
On Wednesday, April 24th, six Marymount students attended the Women in STEM conference at The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles. Seven scientists, researchers, and teachers presented on the importance of STEM education, particularly for young women.
At the conference, freshman Evie A. was interviewed by ABC7. Click here to watch!
As the emcee, Dr. Michele Kipke said, “STEM is key to our health as a society – emotional, environmental, and economic health.” Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton, who was named one of the Ten Best Minds by U.S. News & World Report and Woman of the Year by the California State Senate, further stated, “We need a STEM education revolution. […] We must educate as if our life and the planet were at stake.” All speakers were inspiring and passionate about STEM and the need for more women in those disciplines. Science is a field of collaboration and teamwork, two elements in which women are particularly well positioned to succeed, they asserted.
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On Wednesday, April 24th, six Marymount students attended the Women in STEM conference at The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles. Seven scientists, researchers, and teachers presented on the importance of STEM education, particularly for young women.
At the conference, freshman Evie A. was interviewed by ABC7. Click here to watch!
As the emcee, Dr. Michele Kipke said, “STEM is key to our health as a society – emotional, environmental, and economic health.” Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton, who was named one of the Ten Best Minds by U.S. News & World Report and Woman of the Year by the California State Senate, further stated, “We need a STEM education revolution. […] We must educate as if our life and the planet were at stake.” All speakers were inspiring and passionate about STEM and the need for more women in those disciplines. Science is a field of collaboration and teamwork, two elements in which women are particularly well positioned to succeed, they asserted.
Great focus was spent on girls letting go of the idea of “perfection” and learning to not be afraid of failure. “There’s not a failing – like right and wrong; there’s opportunity for learning,” said Dr. Brinton. They spoke of the need for culture and societal change in how we educate children in math and sciences, and the unfortunate reality that girls as young as 4th grade already believe math is for boys. Girls were encouraged to speak up and speak out – to be leaders to help accelerate the culture change.
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