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Hi Dante, I'm a girl with a BS in a STEM field who is currently teaching engineering enrichment camps. In both my college courses and the classes I'm teaching, female enrollment has been minimal - and quite upsetting to me! As someone researching STEM education, how do you think we can solve the gender discrepancy in the STEM fields? Is it even possible?

Thanks for the reply! It's quite a relief to see the gender gap decreasing in some fields. My degree (MechE) definitely is male dominated, and interactions with older men in industry have been... awkward. I do believe women are becoming more accepted in the field, but are still deterred by the sexism doled out by professors and professionals alike. I too have dealt with really bizarre situations that have my male friends scratching their head, so I'm hoping that the upcoming generation of engineers will lessen it more!

I've turned towards teaching for many reasons, one being the opportunity to be a role model for girls that were like me when I was younger. Getting girls (or anyone!) interested in science while young is crucial, but hard to do with funding being pulled from schools. Best wishes with your research: you're doing exactly what the world needs :)

Any plans on making/releasing more lo-fi material, either alone or with bmsr? Love all your stuff, but my favorite is "falling through a field". Will you ever re-release it on vinyl?