Inspiring Young Engineers (broadcast Friday, February 20th, 2009)

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Detail Showing Connection of Suspender to Floor Beam, Golden Gate Bridge, Spanning Mouth of San Francisco Bay. Jet Lowe, photographer. Library of Congress image.

It's National Engineers Week -- we'll check in on the celebration, and talk about how to encourage an interest in engineering among young women.

Currently only 20 percent of engineering undergraduates are women -- and only ten percent of the engineering workforce is female. We'll talk with Leslie Collins, executive director of the National Engineers Week Foundation, about the group's 'Introduce a Girl to Engineering' event.

Guests

Leslie Collins
Executive Director
National Engineer's Week Foundation
Alexandria, Virginia

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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