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Community Groups Battle Media Images: The Northwest Girls Collaborative Project |
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Despite the hundreds of programs and
millions of dollar devoted to increasing the
numbers of women in science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM), studies indicate that
in many science careers, the number of women has
actually stayed the same, or in a few instances,
dropped. Some organizations working to increase
these numbers claim they are fighting an uphill
battle against mass media and hormones. The Northwest Girls Collaborative Project (NWGCP) is an NSF funded project which brings together organizations in Washington and Oregon that are committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in STEM. After eighteen months of sharing battle tactics and resources, the NWGCP recently held its culminating conference at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, Washington. We were there to speak with the students, teachers and mentors who gathered to showcase what they have learned from this collaboration. Coming later, watch for the NWGCP Replication Guide, a complete manual with tips and tools on how other communities can try to reproduce the Northwest Girls Collaborative Project model. Phyllis Fletcher reports. (5:05)
This story features interviews with: Karen Peterson, Director, Diversity in Technology Group, Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology , Bothell, Washington; Trish Millines-Dziko, Executive Director, Technology Access Foundation ; Candace Williams, High School Senior, Tacoma, Washington; plus Myranda Morris and three other students. Other resources of interest are: Women and Girls in Technology and the Citizens Environmental Research Institute. |
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