today's Be the Change is about investing in the next generation I love that the
Boys and Girls Clubs of America and CA Technologies have been partnering for
several years now
empowering girls to explore future and technology their tech girls track
initiative hopes to cultivate an interest in science and ultimately tech
related educational opportunities and careers and we're headed to Raleigh
North Carolina to learn more about this innovative and inspiring workshop
North Carolina recently played host to hundreds of excited tweens and teens all
part of the club's effort to get young girls motivated for future careers in
America is ever expanding high-tech economy with momentum fueled by the
Clinton Global Initiative the rally workshop tech girls rock is part of a
national effort supported by CA Technologies contributing in excess of
ten billion dollars and monetary and software funding since 2005 partnering
with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America CA Technologies is an inspiring young
girls about high-tech academically and professionally and one-on-one and group
problem-solving demonstration and education high-tech engineer per CA
Technologies Emily child's as one of many professionals donating her time and
energy help the next generation of young girls achieve their dreams in this Act
of encouraging young women and youth to really get into the we live in a
technology age so if we can get young women out there
imagine the innovation that can come from
different perspective so why don't more young women shoes high technology
careers they never considered it that according to a study conducted by global
research firm and show in Berlin it found 63% never considered a career in
engineering and in Girl Scouts of America study only thirteen percent of
female team say stem science technology engineering and mathematics related
careers would be their first choice 25 percent of the women and encouraging
educating and inspiring young girl's remains the primary focus on the
Nationwide workshops I hope that through today alone that we spark an interest
that we planted a seed that this is a part of that maybe the genesis of the
movement to start shifting that social norm to start shifting the way women you
the field of technology and I T career and thing I can do that other CA
Technologies professionals are equally confident girls rock
will have positive outcomes for years to come and so we really want to make sure
that we implement these girls at this age because this is where you know they
tend not to they tend to drop out at higher levels
and so it's really important to instill in them the different types of careers
they can happen when he didn't demystify some of the geekiness around technology
and maybe some of that people making deductions they may have around what a
career technology could be like when asked what her favorite thing about the
workshop this twin had this to say I like the most is when I just came out a
computer lab and we're doing coding in there so well my group were doing our
best local and she's a girl and you get to tell her how to do
went to move and how how far to do it and this thirteen-year old is
discovering new things that take girls rock
I was excited because I'm usually on my phone like and I honestly don't know
what a phone is actually but I always call from anagrams to computer code and
just high tech advice generously given by caring professionals these workshops
are living up to their name they rack more about tech girls rock
workshops in your city and state visit the Boys and Girls Club of America web
site could be the change
I'm Julie Moran.