Title: **|Girl´s Day- Girl´s Future Day|
|Implementation| |
|Field(s) of Action:|@#A9BCF5: * Presence and Visibility|
|::: |@#D0A9F5: * Gender Dimension in Research and Education|
|Objectives:|* Recruitment* Encourage young girls to consider jobs in science and technology * Discover young talents and support those| |Target Group(s): |Pupils Girls (ages 9-17)| |Description: |Companies in technology and science as well as universities/colleges offer projects, workshops and guided tours especially designed for girls to inspire interest in science and technology. Fields of science or jobs qualify to be part of a Girl´s Day event if the current rate of women is below 40% (in Germany). Girl´s Day events are coordinated and advertised by a national body. Organisations can get in contact with this body if they are interested in offering Girl´s Day activities. Girl´s Days are held each year since 2001. Many girls have chosen a career in STEM fields after taking part in Girl´s Day activities.| |More information:** | Bundesweite Koordinierungsstelle Girl´s Day- Mädchen Zukunftstag (Germany) Contact: Elisabeth Schöppner schoeppner@girls-day.de Website: http://www.girls-day.de/ |