Girls are traditionally quicker to pick up concepts than boys early on, but somewhere along the line, they drop off in their interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Why is that and what can be done to encourage more girls and women to get into this industry? An engineering degree school put together a graphic that summarizes and hypothesizes that society and culture probably have a lot to do with it:
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