My daughter is interested but wonders if the courses are "for boys." Are they?
Experience has shown when PLTW courses are introduced that girls, as well as boys, sign up and do well in the courses.
Using computers to design new products and control automated systems for producing new medicines, for example, or for manufacturing equipment is a dramatic change from the traditional perception of what engineers do.
Because there is a dramatic need for engineers and engineering technologists in the world, opportunities are equally there for boys and girls. Because PLTW courses are so stimulating, everyone focuses on problem-solving, on working together, and on being successful. In addition, colleges and industry are actively seeking female students and engineers as well as engineers from under represented ethnic groups in their efforts to diversify their professional workforce.