Franka Buurmeijer, 4 June 2015, Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy The other job Girls in STEM
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Franka Buurmeijer, 4 June 2015, Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy
The other job Girls in STEM
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Outline❖ The issue!
❖ Numbers!
❖ Reasons not to choose STEM!
❖ Girlsday!
❖ Ways to help
The issue
Numbers at high school
Physics & astronomy at university
2007-2008 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Girls 13 10 13 16
Boys 52 79 87 104
Total 64 89 100 120
% girls 20 11 13 13
Current numbers internationally% Girls in STEM
Romania 52 France 36
Italy 51 Germany 35
Portugal 48 Denmark 35
Sweden 43 Spain 34
Ireland 41 Switzerland 31
Finland 40 Belgium 30
Iceland 38 Netherlands 17
Great Britain 37 EU 38
Why did you choose STEM?
Who was of the most influence?
What did this person do?
Reasons not to choose STEM❖ Self-image or confidence in
STEM!
❖ Unfamiliarity with studies and professions!
❖ Influences from their private sphere
Self image❖ Stimulate and set requirements!
❖ Emphasize that success is a result of talent and work!
❖ Give positive feedback!
❖ Incorporate different teaching methods: presentations, interviews etc.!
❖ Mention and accept different methods that lead to the same results
Unfamiliarity❖ Enrich material with context!
❖ Clarify the social benefit!
❖ Offer interdisciplinary projects!
❖ Use photo’s, movies, posters etc. with females role models!
❖ Invite female guest lecturers!
❖ Organize company visits
Girlsday
Visit to Erasmus MC
Visit to Spark Design and Innovation
Ways to help❖ Subscribe to Spiegelbeeld!
❖ Participate in outreach to make women visible!
❖ Keep the motivations of girls in mind when communicating
Thank you!
Implicit association test❖ https://implicit.harvard.edu/
implicit/Study?tid=-1
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