Survey Polls Girls on Their Interest in Engineering

摘要

Thirty eight percent of girls plan to pursue a career in the sciences, but an almost equal number (39 percent), feel they are not getting a proper STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.rnSignificantly, 75 percent of girls think they will use math in a future job and 61 percent thought they would use science in a future job. Yet, many believe school budget cuts and limited resources are inhibiting their ability to receive a well-rounded science education. Many want science to be 'more hands on' and offer 'more experiments.' Only 18 percent of girls agreed strongly that they were being 'prepared to take on the challenges facing the nation,' when they compared themselves to their peers in other countries.