Company leaders at PCS EDventures in Boise are working to get more girls interested in science and engineering, KTVB.com reports. Inside the PCS EDventureLabs, students can take classes once a week focused on science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM. According to recent studies, women only hold about a quarter of the jobs in those fields. PCS Edventures instructors hope introducing girls to the possibilities of a STEM career early on will encourage more of them to seek out such careers…
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