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EMPLOYERS RECRUIT, ... COLLEGE , ... H.S.

[[partial underline]]BUT[[/partial underline]] ELEMENTARY... 1996 STUDY ASKED 4th GRADERS "LIKE Sci?" 68%/66%

2/3rd's of KIDS; SAME # GIRLS AS BOYS

BUT... M.S. LOSE BOTH → MORE GIRLS
                  NOT APTITUDE, NOT INTEREST

→ SOCIETAL; NOT COOL; EE; EINSTEIN

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[[underlined]]Cal[[/underlined]] Stats LA
[[underlined]]NASA AMEB[[/underlined]]
[[underlined]]RICE
U of A[[/underlined]]
[[underlined]]FESTIVALS[[/underlined]](UCSD)
[[strikethrough]] HEALTH [[/strikethrough]] ENG Sci BOOK
[[underlined]]PARENTS[[/underlined]]
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→ NEED TO CHANGE IMAGE of Sci; SOMETHING KIDS ARE EAGER TO PURSUE; [[strikethrough]] GIVE [[/strikethrough]] FOSTER SENSE of BELONGING, BUILD CONFIDENCE; ROLE MODELS....
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DO WE EXPECT THIS TO WORK? % of GIRLS IN PHYS/ENG TO CLIMB?

YES. HISTORICAL PESPECTIVE
1970 ←→ 5% LAW 3.6% BUSINESS
        8% MED + 1 in 27 H.S. GIRLS → SPORTS

COULD HAVE CONCLUDED...
     WOULD HAVE BEEN WRONG (50/50)

→ WHY SHOULD WE THINK THAT PHYS & ENG (STARTED OFF MUCH LOWER... STEADILY ↑) SHOULD LEVEL OFF?

LOTS OF KIDS - B & G - GROWING UP WHO CAN GO ON TO DO GREAT THINGS. NEED SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, & ROLE MODELS.

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ALL of YOU ARE ROLE MODELS TO SOME KID GROWING UP TODAY.
     IMPACT. [[circled]] LITTLE BOY STORY [[/circled]]