[2A] (08) OS: A new diverse society created by female students in engineering II

[2A03] Efforts to reduce gender bias in career choice in science and technology

With female students as role models

○Michihiro SAKAI¹, Yoshinori HAGIWARA², Mitsuharu AIZAWA³ (1. National Institute of Technology, Kurume College, 2. National Institute of Technology, Kurume College , 3. Ryutsu Keizai University)

Keywords:Rikejo, STEAM education, Mathematics, electricity, economics

We conducted activities to contribute to the reduction of gender bias in choosing a career path in science and engineering by using female students as role models. As a result, we obtained questionnaire suggesting a reduction of the bias and the number of female applicants increased.