Oracle pledges $3 million to help girls learn science, math and tech

“The business-software maker worked with the White House to donate $200 million to support computer science education in the US. Now it’s adding even more to focus on women’s education.” …

http://www.cnet.com/news/oracle-pledges-3-million-to-help-girls-learn-science-math-and-tech/#ftag=YHF65cbda0?yptr=yahoo

Aren’t girls already stronger students, on average, than boys?

They are still under-represented in most STEM subjects except Bio. My kid’s college (Mudd) graduated more women physics majors this year than men --but I think they probably were the only co-ed school in the country to do so.

Oracle should spend the $3 million on improving the image of the IT discipline. Maybe buy tanning beds, so IT majors don’t look like they have a vitamin D deficiency.

My son and his male engineering friends are big supporters if this initiative. :slight_smile:

“Learning” isn’t the problem necessarily…are they going to spend the money on making girls have a different opinion about those careers? Are they going to make girls “like” those careers more?