For decades women have made strides in fields like medicine and law, but there is still a gender gap in high tech science fields. Kathleen Bennett saw this first hand, not only as a technical writer for Apple Computers but as a mother and former middle school teacher. She says peer pressure and the fear of standing out makes girls shy away from fields that are traditionally male. That includes higher math and science. Boys are more likely than girls to take core science courses before they graduate high school.
Girls take fewer computer science and design courses.
Boys enter high school with more computer and technology experience than girls. In a single sex environment, girls get hands on experience where they can care more about learning than how they look to boys in their class. Scholarships are awarded to academically qualified girls with financial need. All rights reserved.