November 2023
Beginner
200 pages
4h 45m
English
When students sign up for a maker class, they are expressing an interest or willingness to learn to be creative makers and designers. They may not know exactly what that means, but they are open to it. That also means they already feel like the makerspace is open to them, a place where they can fit in or be welcome. What about the many students at your school who do not feel the same sense of welcome in your space?
In 2020, research by AnitaB.org found that in the tech industry, only 28.8% of employees are female. The British firm PWC found several alarming results in their study, including that only 16% of girls had been spoken to about careers in tech compared to 33% of boys, that 83% of boys studied a STEM ...
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