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Six Ways Fathers Can Inspire Their Daughters in Technology
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Girls' interest in technology starts at an early age, and they are looking to their fathers for support and inspiration. According to a 2015 Girl Scouts report, 68% of teen girls interested in STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math) say their dads play a key part in encouraging them.
This parental influence is critical at a time when girls in the U.S. are steering away from math, science, and computers in record numbers. A few top women in technology share how their dads inspired them to become programmers, engineers, and entrepreneurs — and how fathers today can follow suit.
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