In primary school, more than 50% of young girls show a clear interest in STEM, but this is gradually lost over the years. The most significant drop in interest for scientific and technological subjects takes place between 13 and 17, during high school, and then at university. This progressive retreat from STEM subjects clearly reflects the external conditioning that young women experience (gender stereotypes, and the expectations of society, parents and school, just to name a few) and how much it weighs on their professional choices.
Tomorrow, Thursday, April 28, there will be the final conference of the “Isn’t She STEM? Break the Stereotype!” Erasmus+ Project, held in collaboration with the Scuole Cefa Petranova (Rome), Základní škola Parentes (Prague, Czech Republic) and the Centro Educativo Arangoya (Bilbao, Spain).
The Fondazione Mondo Digitale has been invited to participate in the event to share its experience in fighting gender stereotypes. Project Manager Martina Lascialfari will describe the “family format” activities conceived for different types of users: adolescents, parents and teachers.
PROGRAMME
10.00 | Students Arrive
11.00 | Welcome to the Final Conference
Moderator: Silvia Tremonti
11.05 | Italian students present the project: virtual mobility, group work, STEM projects on light and speed, benefits, and acquired skills
11.25 | Spanish students present the video produce by the transnational groups
11.45 | Czech students present the infographic that summarises the project
12.00 | Parent, teacher and student training on stereotypes and gender gap - Martina Lascialfari, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
