As a female software engineer, I share your vision.
And there is a lot more about this topic, if you think worldwide.
I'm from latin american, and here sexism is a very strong point that takes girls out of STEM. There is a common sense of what is and what is not a "profession for a girl".
Since early ages girls are not mentally challenged, encouraged to discover how things works or develop logical skills. There are many parents who still think that are toys for girls (dolls, ovens, tea sets, any stupid thing as long as it's pink...) and toys for boys (things like lego, cars, videogames and so on). These "boy's toys" certainly helps to stimulate logical thinking much more than the "girl's toys".
And even when these girls became good at math/physics, they end up choosing something else in college just because they have a strong social bias telling them to do so. Probably a huge waste of talents for STEM.
As a female software engineer, I share your vision.
And there is a lot more about this topic, if you think worldwide.
I'm from latin american, and here sexism is a very strong point that takes girls out of STEM. There is a common sense of what is and what is not a "profession for a girl".
Since early ages girls are not mentally challenged, encouraged to discover how things works or develop logical skills. There are many parents who still think that are toys for girls (dolls, ovens, tea sets, any stupid thing as long as it's pink...) and toys for boys (things like lego, cars, videogames and so on). These "boy's toys" certainly helps to stimulate logical thinking much more than the "girl's toys".
And even when these girls became good at math/physics, they end up choosing something else in college just because they have a strong social bias telling them to do so. Probably a huge waste of talents for STEM.
Thank you for sharing your story and being an amazing role model that young girls in your country can look up to for inspiration!