I found this article really interesting, and, since it's just around WOMEN IN STEAM day, it was relevant too!! Typically, or so I've noticed, men are considered the better, the stronger, the superior gender. That depends on many factors. GRACE Hopper (hahaha) was an extremely intelligent woman. Many men could not live up to what kind of goals she set and accomplished. On the other hand, there is no woman as rich and powerful as Barack Obama or even Bill Gates. There isn't really a female Steve Jobs. In Greek myths, Zeus was the boss. I know kings are always male, duh, but in many books I've read the girls are airheads and say dumb things and need a boy to come and rescue them. Women in STEAM highlight the women who are honored for their achievements. Barbara McClintock was a very accomplished lady herself, winning a Nobel Prize. Very few females have done that, let alone twice (Marie Curie) This was really good to read about because I feel that girls are sometimes considered airheads. In Big Hero 6, the girls had dumb lines, repeated everything the main characters said(also boys), and loved to be ignorant and dumb. Girls can be just as good as boys are considered to be, and don't think that this was an attention call, this was kind of true. Many times the main character, A BOY, will be the hero, the savior. The girl is the damsel in distress because she is helpless and needs a hero. It's weird. And some people think it's STEM, not STEAM. But art is important too. You may hate art class, some of you, and maybe Drama too, but there have been really famous TV actors who have thrived tremendously. Science and Technology are interesting aspects to look at here because when people(who DON'T go to Mirman) think of science, they think Einstein. When they think of tech, they think of some guys who hack the Internet!! Seriously. Think of Curie, or other female characters who have changed the world. I don't know about others, but to know that it's not just the males who change the world, and the women don't just have to be their sidekicks, is motivating. The women who won the Nobel Prize for physics and economics might not come to mind when you think of acts that change the world, but they are. I hope that women can continue to change the world at the same rate that men do, and continue to thrive as a community, a generation, and a gender as a whole.
When I first saw this article, I was a little intimidated because it looked really long. I decided to start reading it anyway, and I realized that it wasn't as long as I thought it would be. In fact, I liked the format. I also liked being able to read a little about each scientist and then being able to learn a little more about them in the recording. I really appreciate learning about so many different women because of how important they were to the sciences.
I took pleasure in listening to these recordings about Women in STEAM. Women can do anything men can do. I listened to a couple recordings about these women. First I listened to the U.S. Chief Technology, Megan Smith, talk about Maria Klawe. Maria Klawe has a passion for technology, and became a great computer scientist! Currently Maria Klawe, is the first female president of Harvey Mudd College. Her work supported the Computer Science faculty's ability to innovate, and raised the percentage of the women majoring in computer science. Maria Klawe has raised it from 15 percent to 40 percent! People thought computers were more for men, so if you bought a computer you probably would give it to a male sibling. Now Maria Klawe inspired many women into majoring in computer science. I also listened to NASA Chief Scientist, Dr. Ellen Stofan, speak about Sally Ride. June 18, 1983 Sally Ride was the first American woman to fly into space! After her second shuttle, she decided to leave NASA and wanted to inspire young people. Later, she founded Sally Ride Science as a company to inspire young people who were interesting in STEM. Even though Sally Ride passed away, her work still inspires young people across the world. All in all, these women in STEAM greatly changed the world!
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I found this article really interesting, and, since it's just around WOMEN IN STEAM day, it was relevant too!! Typically, or so I've noticed, men are considered the better, the stronger, the superior gender. That depends on many factors. GRACE Hopper (hahaha) was an extremely intelligent woman. Many men could not live up to what kind of goals she set and accomplished. On the other hand, there is no woman as rich and powerful as Barack Obama or even Bill Gates. There isn't really a female Steve Jobs. In Greek myths, Zeus was the boss. I know kings are always male, duh, but in many books I've read the girls are airheads and say dumb things and need a boy to come and rescue them. Women in STEAM highlight the women who are honored for their achievements. Barbara McClintock was a very accomplished lady herself, winning a Nobel Prize. Very few females have done that, let alone twice (Marie Curie) This was really good to read about because I feel that girls are sometimes considered airheads. In Big Hero 6, the girls had dumb lines, repeated everything the main characters said(also boys), and loved to be ignorant and dumb. Girls can be just as good as boys are considered to be, and don't think that this was an attention call, this was kind of true. Many times the main character, A BOY, will be the hero, the savior. The girl is the damsel in distress because she is helpless and needs a hero. It's weird. And some people think it's STEM, not STEAM. But art is important too. You may hate art class, some of you, and maybe Drama too, but there have been really famous TV actors who have thrived tremendously. Science and Technology are interesting aspects to look at here because when people(who DON'T go to Mirman) think of science, they think Einstein. When they think of tech, they think of some guys who hack the Internet!! Seriously. Think of Curie, or other female characters who have changed the world. I don't know about others, but to know that it's not just the males who change the world, and the women don't just have to be their sidekicks, is motivating. The women who won the Nobel Prize for physics and economics might not come to mind when you think of acts that change the world, but they are. I hope that women can continue to change the world at the same rate that men do, and continue to thrive as a community, a generation, and a gender as a whole.
When I first saw this article, I was a little intimidated because it looked really long. I decided to start reading it anyway, and I realized that it wasn't as long as I thought it would be. In fact, I liked the format. I also liked being able to read a little about each scientist and then being able to learn a little more about them in the recording. I really appreciate learning about so many different women because of how important they were to the sciences.
I took pleasure in listening to these recordings about Women in STEAM. Women can do anything men can do. I listened to a couple recordings about these women. First I listened to the U.S. Chief Technology, Megan Smith, talk about Maria Klawe. Maria Klawe has a passion for technology, and became a great computer scientist! Currently Maria Klawe, is the first female president of Harvey Mudd College. Her work supported the Computer Science faculty's ability to innovate, and raised the percentage of the women majoring in computer science. Maria Klawe has raised it from 15 percent to 40 percent! People thought computers were more for men, so if you bought a computer you probably would give it to a male sibling. Now Maria Klawe inspired many women into majoring in computer science. I also listened to NASA Chief Scientist, Dr. Ellen Stofan, speak about Sally Ride. June 18, 1983 Sally Ride was the first American woman to fly into space! After her second shuttle, she decided to leave NASA and wanted to inspire young people. Later, she founded Sally Ride Science as a company to inspire young people who were interesting in STEM. Even though Sally Ride passed away, her work still inspires young people across the world. All in all, these women in STEAM greatly changed the world!
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