The attendees

Prior to the event I was expecting to see lots of little girls and their parents. What I actually saw was a mix of young girls, young boys, young professionals, their parents, and people who were just interested in the event. It hadn't occurred to me that parents would bring their little boys to the event, but why not? The event is raising awareness about women in science and it is important for our young boys to see that as being important. On top of that why should we shut them out from learning about STEM? In the end this is about opening the doors for everyone to learn about STEM.

This kind of event is also great for parents and children who participate in homeschooling. I met a few homeschooling families at the event that came to check it out. One boy was working on a year long computer project and him and his mom happily took our handout for websites to teach kids how to write HTML.