Educators are pushing to get more female students into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Right now in some classrooms, male students outnumber females six to one.
"I've been on a robotics team for seven years. This is the first time I've been with a girl on my team," said mechanical engineer student, Tanner Fraley.
Fraley is in high school and has always wanted to be an engineer since she was a little girl. So, she attends the Center for Advanced Research and Technology in Clovis, known as CART.
"It's more like, hands on," said Fraley.
The charter school prepares students like Fraley for college and their career at the same time.
Some say there's a stigma attached to females in STEM fields. You're a nerd if you enjoy it or it's too challenging.
"I don't like that people are like oh, you're a girl, you can't do this," said Fraley.
Taylor Bell is studying technology at CART and says women in high-tech fields can offer a different perspective than men.
"I think women like technology, they just don't realize it," said Bell.
Actress Mayim Bialik is working hard to get young girls interested in science and technology.
She got her start on the tv show Blossom and currently stars on The Big Bang Theory on CBS47.
Bialik has a PhD in Neuroscience and spoke to the CBS Morning Show about realizing early on that intelligence is empowering.
"It took one woman for me when I was 15 to get me interested, so it's super fun to be on The Big Bang Theory, but it's also fun to be in the real world and talking to girls about STEM," said Bialik.
CART instructors say scholarships for women in STEM fields are offered more now than ever.
We just landed Curiosity on Mars, I mean that's a feat of robotics and engineering and it's all related to that," said an engineering CART instructor, Brian Emerson.
Some of the students are excited about the projects they're working on, that they'll even stay late after school hours.
"I've been on a robotics team for seven years. This is the first time I've been with a girl on my team," said mechanical engineer student, Tanner Fraley.
Fraley is in high school and has always wanted to be an engineer since she was a little girl. So, she attends the Center for Advanced Research and Technology in Clovis, known as CART.
"It's more like, hands on," said Fraley.
The charter school prepares students like Fraley for college and their career at the same time.
Some say there's a stigma attached to females in STEM fields. You're a nerd if you enjoy it or it's too challenging.
"I don't like that people are like oh, you're a girl, you can't do this," said Fraley.
Taylor Bell is studying technology at CART and says women in high-tech fields can offer a different perspective than men.
"I think women like technology, they just don't realize it," said Bell.
Actress Mayim Bialik is working hard to get young girls interested in science and technology.
She got her start on the tv show Blossom and currently stars on The Big Bang Theory on CBS47.
Bialik has a PhD in Neuroscience and spoke to the CBS Morning Show about realizing early on that intelligence is empowering.
"It took one woman for me when I was 15 to get me interested, so it's super fun to be on The Big Bang Theory, but it's also fun to be in the real world and talking to girls about STEM," said Bialik.
CART instructors say scholarships for women in STEM fields are offered more now than ever.
We just landed Curiosity on Mars, I mean that's a feat of robotics and engineering and it's all related to that," said an engineering CART instructor, Brian Emerson.
Some of the students are excited about the projects they're working on, that they'll even stay late after school hours.
