Sweetwater High Counseling Center: Have you ever wondered why there are so few women in engineering and the sciences?

Sweetwater High School Counselors are committed to providing a comprehensive counseling and guidance program as a vehicle to assist students in acquiring and using life-long learning and self-managing skills. We are committed to implementing a proactive and preventative program which employs strategies to enhance student academic success, provide career awareness, develop employment readiness, encourage self-awareness, foster interpersonal communication skills and impart life success skills.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Have you ever wondered why there are so few women in engineering and the sciences?

Attend this free Parent and Educator Program from 9:30 - 11:00am, Saturday January 26th, offered by the UCSD Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

Debra Kimberling will address how to effectively promote engineering to youth, how early career choices are influenced and discuss ways of overcoming the hurdles women face in entering and sustaining a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) careers.

Learn from the latest research on women in STEM as to what you can do to support girls no matter which career they choose.

Registration can be found at:
https://sites.google.com/site/ucsdenvision2013/home

Registration will be open until the Wednesday before the event (January 23rd).

For more information, refer to SWE's website: http://swe.ucsd.edu/

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Have you ever wondered why there are so few women in engineering and the sciences?