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HERE COME THE GI RLS!Mor eAct i onNeededt o Shi f tPer cept i onsofSTEM Car eer sf orFemal es Aheadoft heannual I nt er nat i onal Womeni nEngi neer i ngDayonFr i day23r dJ une, VEXRobot i c sr el eas et hef i ndi ngsf r om t hei rGi r l si nt oSTEM I ni t i at i v e( GI S)c ar r i edoutac r os sUKs c hool s .Famousnamesi nc l udi ngCar ol Vor der man,Rac hel Ri l eyandTi m Peak eal s ot weet edt hei rs uppor tf ori ni t i at i v et os uppor ty oung women. FundedbyNat i onal Gr i d,whowantt oi ns pi r emor ef emal est oent erengi neer i ng c ar eer s ,VEXRobot i c sc ar r i edoutt heGi r l si nt oSTEM I ni t i at i v eai medatget t i ng mor egi r l si nv ol v edi nex t r ac ur r i c ul arc ompet i t i v er obot i c s ,wi t har equi r ementf or al l s c hool sandt eamst ohav ef emal er epr es ent at i on.TheVEXRobot i c sCompet i t i onst ak epl ac ef r om Apr i l t oApr i l eac hy ear ,wi t hs c hool sf r om ac r os st hec ount r y t ak i ngpar t .Sc hool t eamsar egi v enadi f f er entengi neer i ngc hal l engeeac hy eari n t hef or m ofagameandmus tc r eat ear obotabl et oc ompl et et hatc hal l enge.Eac h s c hool c ompet esagai ns tot hert eamsi nr egi onal heat sl eadi ngt oaUKNat i onal Fi nal .Bot ht eac her sands t udent swer es ur v ey edatt hes t ar tandendoft hei rf i r s t y earofi nv ol v ementt oas c er t ai nc hangi ngper c ept i ons . As t udyf oundt hatmanyengi neer i ngc ar eer sar es t i l l per c ei v ed( par t i c ul ar l yamong par ent s )as‘ di r t yandmes s y ’ j obs .Thi smal edomi nat eds t er eot y pei sahugec hal l engei ns c hool sac r os st heUKwhomus tt r yt oc hangeper c ept i onst oSTEM c ar eer smak i ngt hem ac c es s i bl et oal l .Thef i ndi ngsoft hei ni t i at i v ehav es hownt hat manys t udent sandi ndeedt hei ri nf l uenc er sdi dnothav eagoodi deaaboutt hev ar i et yofc ar eer si nSTEM.Engi neer i ngi soneoft hemos tmi s i nf or medf i el dsi nt hi s c ount r ydemons t r at edbyt hef ac tt hatf emal eengi neer smak eupj us t9% oft heex i s t i ngs k i l l edengi neerwor k f or c e. Fol l owi ngt hef i r s ty earofat woy earpr ogr amme( 2015/ 16)95% off emal esques t i oneds ai dt heynowbel i ev edSTEM s ubj ec t swer ef un,c r eat i v eandex pl or at or y wi t hahugemaj or i t yoff emal es t udent snotonl ymor ei nt er es t edi nl ear ni ngmor e aboutr obot i c sbutal s owant i ngt ot ak es c i enc eormat hsi nbot hs c hool andc ol l ege.9outof10s t udent si mpr ov edt hei rappr oac handc onf i denc eac r os sal l as pec t sofSTEM l ear ni ng.
TheVEXRobot i c sCompet i t i ont ak esanhol i s t i cappr oac ht oSTEM l ear ni ngwi t ha t r ul yhands onex per i enc ef oral l andi t ’ st hi spr oc es sofdes i gn,pr ogr ammi ng, bui l di ngandi t er at i ngt hei rownr obotwhi c hhel pst ot ak eawayt hemy t ht hatr obot i c sandengi neer i ngar ej obsf ort heboy s . TheGI Spr ogr ammes howedt hat mi nds et sc ans hi f twi t hadi f f er ent appr oac handdel i v er y :t r ai ni ng t eac her st obec omeawar eoft he STEM c ar eeroppor t uni t i esav ai l abl e, mai nt ai ni ngac ompet i t i v eat mos pher e i ns c hool swher es t udent sc ant hr i v e andpr ov i di nggi r l s onl ypl at f or mss o gi r l sc anunl eas ht hei rpot ent i al wi t houtbei nghi nder edby mi s i nf or medpr ej udi c es .Onet eac her s ai d: ‘ Thegi r l si nours c hool ar eac ademi cands hyawayf r om pr ac t i c al el ement s–not r eal l ys ur ewhy ?May bei t ’ ss i mpl yt heex pos ur e!ButImus ts ayt heGI Spr ogr ammehasr eal l ymadet hem s i tupandnot i c e,notj us tt hegi r l sbutt hepar ent s al s o! ’ Paul Mc Kni ghtf r om VEXRobot i c sc omment s : ‘ Wehopet hatourc ont i nui ngi ni t i at i v ewi t hNat i onal Gr i dwi l l i ns pi r es c hool sand i nf l uenc er sandul t i mat el ys t udent st hems el v est oex pl or et hemul t i t udeofoppor t uni t i esSTEM c ar eer sof f er .Wear eanex t r emel yf or war dt hi nk i ngnat i onandas s uc hourdel i v er yofk eys ubj ec t ss houl dr ef l ec tt hatbybei ngopenandac c es s i bl e t oal l .Gr aduat eswi t hSTEM qual i f i c at i onsar e muc hi ndemandandt her ef or et her ei saweal t h ofoppor t uni t i esf orbot hs ex es . ’
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