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Good role models chatted on the sofa about girls’ experiences in study and work environments dominated by men. Camilla Haaheim Larsen, Kristin Pettersen and Kari Vatne Eide.
According to Statistics Norway, just 17 percent of all graduates from Norwegian universities and university colleges have studied mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics or technology. Only 22 percent of Norwegian students of engineering are girls.
The Norwegian Confederation of Enterprise (NHO), which helps run Jentekonferansen 2018, says the numbers for technical vocational studies are even lower. An NHO survey shows that parents do not know enough about the opportunities technology studies bring young people. Girls want to know more about technical educations and job opportunities. More than half of the girls in the survey said they had little information about what the education could offer or contained.
Eight in ten believe it is important for society that more girls choose to study technology. Nine in ten believe being good at technology will be an asset in future jobs.
The survey was carried out by Respons Analyse on behalf of NHO.
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