Typically held the first Saturday in November, the Engineering Open House is a buffet of engineering activities for youth in grades 5-8, regardless of gender, their parents, and educators to explore ...

Specifically, the group has organized engineering activities for girls age 5 through 12, traveled to Nashville for the SWE Annual Conference, gone ice skating and toured local manufacturing plants.

I am confident events like this help create a positive perception regarding women in engineering and science." The 80 or so girls who participated took part in nine exciting workshops that involved ...

Before delving into hands-on activities ... and science – fields girls may shy away from given persistent gender associations with those disciplines – at its core, engineering rests on being ...

Dozens of eighth-grade girls from Memphis-Shelby County Schools got the chance to expand their horizons in STEM on Friday.