{"id":3713,"date":"2019-09-19T12:24:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2019-09-19T12:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:24:28","slug":"survey-girls-thrive-in-stem-even-without-tech-savvy-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/09\/19\/survey-girls-thrive-in-stem-even-without-tech-savvy-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: Girls Thrive in STEM, Even Without Tech-Savvy Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Editor\u2019s note: \u00a0This post was originally published on Admitted in December 2018. It\u2019s being republished as part of NACAC\u2019s Best of the Blog series.<\/em><\/p>\n

Parents don\u2019t need to be tech-savvy to raise girls who are interested in STEM.<\/p>\n

A 2018 poll found that parents\u2019 proficiency with technology has only marginal effects on girls\u2019 excitement about the subject.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis survey shows that, contrary to popular belief, girls are interested in tech, and that they will seek out instruction regardless of their parents\u2019 affinity with technology,\u201d according to Tracey Welson-Rossman<\/a>, founder and CEO of TechGirlz \u2014 a nonprofit organization that worked with Drexel University (PA) to conduct the survey. \u201cIt should reassure parents they can set their daughters on the path to a rewarding, empowering career in tech with support and encouragement, even if they do not understand the subject matter themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Overall, 86 percent of the girls surveyed felt their enthusiasm for tech was supported by their parents. Researchers also found that interest in the subject peaks with girls in the sixth and seventh grades and declines after that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe results represent an initial step toward understanding how girls\u2019 perceptions of technology can be influenced and shaped within their home environments,\u201d said Murugan Anandarajan, a Drexel University professor who led the survey, which polled more than 1,000 students and their parents. \u201cOur findings begin a powerful conversation for parents, showing that, regardless of their relationship with technology, they can develop strategies to promote and encourage girls\u2019 technology interests at a young age.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more about the survey<\/a> and learn about NACAC\u2019s STEM College and Career Fairs.<\/a><\/p>\n

Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<\/em>mstegmeir@nacacnet.org.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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