ExxonMobil wants to hire more women. The article says only 19% of the workforce in the oil industry is comprised of women, but 47% of the overall workforce.
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"It's certainly something we're very concerned about," says Richard Keil, senior media relations adviser at ExxonMobil. His company hires a lot of engineers and scientists, and in the future, ExxonMobil wants a larger share of them to be women.
The oil giant holds an annual "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day." The company also sends its female engineers and scientists to middle schools as mentors and instructors, "all aimed at getting [female students] interested in the subject and preparing them for taking math and science courses in high school that will help them study engineering in college," Keil says.
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From a link in the quote, "
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day"
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ExxonMobil Employees Encourage Girls to Pursue Engineering
More than 2,000 students inspired to ‘Be An Engineer’ through “Introduce a Girl to Engineering” events at facilities nationwide
Program inspires students to ‘Be An Engineer’ by sparking curiosity in science, technology, engineering and math
ExxonMobil employees serve as role models, lead hands-on activities as part of Engineers Week
Initiative is part of Girl Day, founded by DiscoverE, designed to show the collaborative and life-changing work of engineers
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