MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., March 9 -- Georgia College & State University issued the following news release:

By Gil Pound

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ccording to the National Girls Collaborative Project, women are half of the United States workforce, but hold less than a quarter of the engineering, computer science and physics degrees earned.

To show young women that they too belong in STEM-related fields and classrooms, Georgia College & State University hosted its third annual Women in Technology Day Feb. 20. Students from five area high schools were welcomed onto campus for a full-day tech conference led by GCSU faculty and student guides.

Dr. Joy Godin, professor of management information systems in the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology, says girl...