Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One of the previous witnesses this morning spoke about how research shows that at a young age, boys play with STEM-based toys more than females. I never thought of it that way, but I can see it in my own house where there are two girls and a boy from ages eight to 12. The girls have the dolls and I will not tell you what the little fellow is at. I think we can all guess. Does Mr. Fitzgerald have a comment on that? At what age should we start talking to them?

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