The Microsoft research has discovered that girls become interested in STEM subjects around the age of 11 years and a half, but the interest decreases sharply after age of fifteen years old.
The results of the study predicts a way to prevent this decrease: positive role models, the support of the parents and teachers, practical experience of the application of the STEM knowledge in the real world and the belief that women are not discriminated in this area.
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