“Always encourage her, if you put her down or seem like you aren’t fully supportive and sure of the job then she will second-guess herself. Parents are the people their daughters look up to for everything, and if you aren’t there for her, she will feel as if STEM isn’t a good choice for her to pursue anymore.”
listenUp!
The Youth Think Tank have something they’d like you to know, so they sat down by lamplight with a pot of ink and an elegant feather quill and to write you a good old fashioned letter. Listen up!
Dear Guidance Counsellor / Student Support!
“What I have learned through my experience with the Youth Think Tank is that many students have very limited perception of what engineering is and what engineers are capable of doing.”
Dear Mom and Dad,
“High school students, boys and girls, are stressed out and confused about their futures. None of us know for sure what we want to do for a career, which isn’t surprising, since we’re only aged 13-18!”
Dear Awesome High School-er Considering Engineering,
“Because of my experience, I have a few insights I’d like to share with you about how to communicate with high school girls, how to talk with us about our futures and decision making, about our attitudes towards STEM, and how gender issues affect all of this.”