Breaking Through!: Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math - Softcover

Mosatche, Harriet S.; Lawner, Elizabeth; Matloff-Nieves, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1618215213 ISBN 13: 9781618215215

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Even with increased pressure to involve more girls in STEM areas in education, parents are often left wondering what they can do to keep their daughter's love of science, math, and technology from fading. In Breaking Through! Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, topics ranging from how role models can make a difference to finding nonstereotypical toys and taking trips that inspire STEM discovery and engagement are illustrated with research evidence and real-life examples from girls and women. Regardless of a daughter's age (from birth to young adulthood), parents will find tips they can immediately use to help combat the gender imbalance in STEM areas. Whether they need to advocate for gender-neutral, STEM-enriched classrooms or want to encourage creative problem solving and persistence in their daughters, readers will find ideas to take action to help the girls in their lives break through the barriers and achieve success in STEM.

2017 NAGC Book of the Year Award Winner

About this title

About the Author

Harriet S. Mosatche, Ph.D, is a developmental psychology researcher and award-winning author. Her latest book is Breaking Through!: Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (Prufrock Press, 2016). Mosatche has provided expert advice on television, radio, and the Internet; in books, magazines, and newspapers; and through interactive workshops...

Elizabeth K. Lawner, formerly a researcher in youth development at Child Trends, is a social psychology doctoral student at the University of Connecticut where she researches the barriers to recruiting and retaining women in STEM.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1618215213
• ISBN 13: 9781618215215
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 290