The article discusses how annual Girl Day inspires women to study engineering careers despite myths that engineering is harder for girls due to math. It profiles Valerie Maclin, a technology company director, who refutes this myth by stating that math is equally challenging for both men and women. Experts predict growing demand for engineers as technology and renewable energy expand, so the article encourages women to study engineering to help society.
The article discusses how annual Girl Day inspires women to study engineering careers despite myths that engineering is harder for girls due to math. It profiles Valerie Maclin, a technology company director, who refutes this myth by stating that math is equally challenging for both men and women. Experts predict growing demand for engineers as technology and renewable energy expand, so the article encourages women to study engineering to help society.
The article discusses how annual Girl Day inspires women to study engineering careers despite myths that engineering is harder for girls due to math. It profiles Valerie Maclin, a technology company director, who refutes this myth by stating that math is equally challenging for both men and women. Experts predict growing demand for engineers as technology and renewable energy expand, so the article encourages women to study engineering to help society.
The annual Girl Day, celebrated on February 25, inspired
several women to study engineering careers. (Lead) By: Kio Herrera Summary: Franco Caulli and David Sánchez (Byline) Less than 25% of women are in areas such as science, technology, engineering and math. In this article they communicated with Valerie Maclin, a director of a technology company. Who she could give as answers to these myths about women who are engineers or another title. (Body) Among all the myths we chose the one that said "Engineering is harder for girls beacuse of math", Among all the myths we chose the most important, which said "Engineering is harder for girls beacuse of math", this myth could be answered by Ms. Maclin saying "that mathematics were the same or difficult for anyone, it does not matter if are you man or woman”. (quotation) In conclusion, experts say that the demand for engineers will increase because our lives are increasingly driven by new technologies and the forecast of renewable energy grows. So, why could not a woman study engineering and be able to help our society?. (End)