TINY BOOKS TO GET LITTLE GIRLS SOLVING BIG PROBLEMS
A new series of kid's books meant to get girls interested in engineering at school Engineers live to solve problems. For Mississauga author and engineer, the problem that she is trying to solve is how to inspire young girls to grow up and become engineers so that they too can remake the world. Jeannette Chau , is a Mississauga based electrical engineer who handles government relations work for the Professional Engineers of Ontario by day and writes children’s books by night! She has two books under her Superwoman belt, both are aimed at inspiring Canadian children to earn their Iron Rings (Iron Rings are worn by Canadian-trained engineers, as a symbol of the obligations and ethics of the profession). Right now, it is estimated that only 13% of the engineering work force are female. That is a percentage that Chau wants to change ASAP. “Why aren’t kids thinking about engineering as a career?” she said to the Caribbean Camera “I think women at an early age, want to go into help