On Encouraging More Women to Enter Technology Fields

Engaging women and girls in science and technology is important for women already in the field. Here's a clip from one of our public television specials, “Bold Visions: Women in Science and Technology,” featuring Anne Carpenter, director of the Imaging Platform at the Broad Institute; Duy-Loan Le, the first woman and the first Asian-American to be elected TI Senior Fellow in Texas Instruments; Melina Kanakaredes, formerly of “CSI: NY.”

In the clip you’ll see them talk about the need to educate children on the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers. Melina tells a sweet story of her science fair project in seventh grade that was encouraged by a teacher. Take a look.