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Eastern Michigan University Encourages Girls To Consider STEM As A Career Path

Eastern Michigan University
Digital Divas conference.

For the past eight years, Eastern Michigan University has been working with girls in Metro Detroit to spark interest in the STEM field. 

 

Through workshops on the EMU campus, middle and high school girls have learned about coding, programming, and website creation to name a few skills.  

Dr. Susan Gregory from Eastern's College of Technology has helped organize the free workshops.  She explains why only about 27% of all computer science jobs are held by women.

"Part of it is that they don't see role models in the media.  They see women as doctors, as lawyers, but we don't see a lot of woman portrayed in science, technology, engineering, math," said Gregory.

Over 600 girls will take part in a Digital Divas conferenceat EMU this Friday.

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— Jorge Avellan is a reporter for 89.1 WEMU News. Contact him at 734.487.3363 or email him javellan@emich.edu

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