Women in Math, Science and Engineering

A couple of years ago I did an action research project as part of my Educational Leadership degree.  The focus was girls and mathematics achievment in the Middleton School District.  The results weren't great.  Our girls lag behind our boys and tend to show up less and less in advanced course work over their school careers. 

As I looked at what the research said about reversing this trend, one of the recommendations was to introduce girls to women who have found successful, engaging, and fufilling careers in the fields of science and mathematics.  So, here's a really cool one.  Check out this amazing structure!

This is the Bergisel ski jump in Austria.  You can either climb 455 steps to the top or take the funicular.  (What's a funicular?  More importantly, who skis DOWN this thing?  :-)) The top also has a panoramic view and a restaurant. Now that I'm up for. Want to know something else pretty cool?  It was built by this architect....

Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1950.  She was the first woman to win a Pritzker Architecture Prize. "Her work experiments with new spatial concepts and encompasses all fields of design, ranging from urban spaces to products and furniture."  An amazing talent.  A pretty cool career to aspire to.

I hope you'll share this with your kids.

Angie