Shooting through for softer options, or to put it another way, where are all the female engineers?

A recent YouTube sensation has reignited an age-old conversation about the dearth of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Shooting through for softer options, or to put it another way, where are all the female engineers? Women_Tech_wide-620x349

Shooting through for softer options, or to put it another way, where are all the female engineers? Women_Tech_wide-620x349

GoldieBlox, the crowd-funded toy company claims to be on a "mission to inspire the next generation of female engineers". It is doing so by selling toys themed around invention and construction, and pitching them to girls. The concept of encouraging girls into these disciplines at an early age has merit. Yet if society is serious about encouraging more women into technical areas, a variety of factors must be addressed. It must start early, but effort needs to be spread across the board to entrench change.

An introduction to the technical world at an early age would be a great start. Unfortunately, these disciplines continue to be seen by society as largely unfeminine, leading to an unconscious bias in the way we talk about them with young girls. This bias is then internalised, affecting their interests, subject and career choices down the line.

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Shooting through for softer options, or to put it another way, where are all the female engineers?

Shooting through for softer options, or to put it another way, where are all the female engineers?

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