Girls and Science, Girls in Science, a Gender and Development (GAD

Project) of Geoscientific Research and Testing Laboratory (GRTL),

Energy Research and Testing Laboratory Services (ERTLS)

By Amy de Guzman

The Girls and Science, Girls in Science Project started in 2010 when we
invited around 30 female 3 rd year high school students and 5 teachers from
West Bicutan High School to the first DOE-GAD Day in December 2010
during Energy Week 2010. A presentation on Women Scientists through
Time opened the workshop, followed by lectures on the various functions of
the laboratory. In the afternoon, workshops featuring geology exercises and
chemistry experiments were conducted (see attached Chemistry Experiment
flyer)

In 2012, we decided to take Girls and Science, Girls in Science on the Road
with Davao City and Koronadal City as our pilot areas. From 13-18 August
2012, we conducted the workshop in Davao City National High School, Sta
Ana National High School and Koronadal National High School. We invited
30 female 3rd year high school students and around 5 teachers per school to
participate in the workshop. In the same year, we took the Workshop to 3
high schools in Cebu City, 3 high schools in Quezon province and 2 high
schools in Baguio City. We also conducted Girls and Science, Girls in Science
workshop in Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Complex with girls from
different Urdaneta City high schools in attendance. In every workshop, we
had a pre and post-activity survey where students were asked what their
dream course was and whether or not they were influenced by the workshop
to rethink their choice of college courses (see attached feedback matrices
from sample high schools fromLuzon, Visayas and Mindanao).

To date, we have gone to 26 high schools (see attached list). On 21

December 2015, we held an event dubbed Take your Daughter to the Mind
Museum where daughters, sisters and nieces of DOE employees were
invited for a tour in the Mind Museum. There were 37 participants, the girls
were divided into 2 age groups the 8-12 age group and the 13-17 age
group. After the museum tour, we went back to DOE and asked them to
reflect on the things they saw at the museum. The younger girls were asked
to represent what they saw through drawing (see attached drawings) while
the older girls were asked to write an essay on their observations.