Girls in Technology, a program designed to engage, educate and inspire high school girls to the vast array of opportunities available to women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), today announced the conclusion of its spring session to coincide with a feature program on The UpStart Show. Booz Allen Hamilton sponsored the spring 2011 session by providing the operating funds, facilities, and mentors needed in addition to four scholarships awarded at the Women in Technology Leadership Awards Banquet on May 19.
According to a report published by the National Center for Women & Information Technology, the number of women holding computer-related jobs peaked at 36% in 1991, and has been in decline ever since. During the same time period, the number of women holding jobs in other sciences has grown significantly. All told, the decline in women holding technology jobs impacts the vitality of the industry.
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