Türkiye's initiative fuels women's path to engineering

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Türkiye's initiative fuels women's path to engineering

STORY: Türkiye's initiative fuels women's path to engineering SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of female students of electronic engineering in Türkiye STORYLINE: More than 54,900 female students have been reached through the "Engineer Girls Project" in Türkiye, an initiative whose aim is to address the gender gap in engineering fields by providing support and encouragement to female students from high school to university levels, according to a cabinet minister on Tuesday. The project, ultimately fostering their entry and success in engineering careers, spans 125 high schools and involves 931 students from universities, said Türkiye's Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas. The project has been ongoing since 2016 under the leadership of the ministry, in collaboration with the private sector, the minister said, adding that the first phase of the project was completed on Dec. 31, 2021, and the se

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