DEJ #10

We are especially interested in broadening participation among girls. Even with strong efforts to increase female participation, only 30% of the participants in Lego Mindstorms robotics competitions are girls.

Reflection:
I find it very interesting that they're trying to reach out to girls. I know that I'm not that kind of girl to play with electrical parts, that's what I have a daddy for! It would be nice to see more girls be independent enough to use a program like Cricket or be interested in robotics. I also think that if I had the opportunity to use one a Cricket, with directions of course, I would try too. After World War II, I think our female population owes it to those women who stepped up and did the jobs for the men and showed the world that we were more than just housewives.

Resource:

Rosie the Riveter was the name given the iconic image representing women in the homefront war effort, World War II.

Citations:

 

Resnick, Mitchel. "Sowing." Learning & Leading with Technology. ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education), 2007. Web. 1 Apr 2012. http://web.media.mit.edu/~mres/papers/Learning-Leading-final.pdf.

Picture found at http://womenshistory.about.com/od/worldwariiposterart/ig/World-War-II---Victory-Home/Rosie-the-Riveter-.htm