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title: "WCJB-Gainesville: Sylvan Learning Director Discusses Importance of STEM Education for Women"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/76d70612-16fb-42c5-a078-ebf06f39eb8a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wcjb-gainesville-sylvan-learning-director-discusses-importance-of-stem-education-for-women-6984
category: "Tutoring"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Tutoring"
published: 2016-10-28T22:17:14.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:24:26.380Z
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# WCJB-Gainesville: Sylvan Learning Director Discusses Importance of STEM Education for Women

**TL;DR:** Lee Scott, center director for Sylvan Learning of Gainesville, discussed the importance of STEM education for women on Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. Scott emphasized the need to encourage women to pursue careers in engineering.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wcjb-gainesville-sylvan-learning-director-discusses-importance-of-stem-education-for-women-6984).*

## Story

In honor of “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day,” Lee Scott, the center director for Sylvan Learning of Gainesville, discussed why it’s so important for women to learn more about the fields of STEM.

According to Scott, of the advanced degrees in engineering, only 25 percent of them are obtained by girls.

“It’s very important to encourage women to pursue a career in engineering and help them better understand what it’s all about,” Scott said.

As STEM continues to explode across the country, Scott also discussed Sylvan’s various STEM courses throughout their learning centers.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Sylvan Learning (company)
- stem education (topic)
- Gainesville (location)
- women in engineering (topic)
- education day (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wcjb-gainesville-sylvan-learning-director-discusses-importance-of-stem-education-for-women-6984). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/76d70612-16fb-42c5-a078-ebf06f39eb8a).