BLACKSBURG, (AP) - The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.4 million grant to Virginia Tech to encourage women in five states to consider careers in information technology.
The five-year project will target women in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. It will be led by Peggy S. Meszaros, director of the Center for Technology Impacts on Children, Youth and Families, and Elizabeth Creamer, professor in the School of Education.
Meszaros says studies by Virginia Tech researchers show that skilled women with an interest in technology don't view information technology as a career choice.
Meszaros says several factors deter women from considering the field, including lack of parental Encouragement and stereotypical views held by parents and teachers.
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