VentureGirls, Cristal Glangchai
VentureGirls, Cristal Glangchai
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VentureGirls
Raising Girls to Be Tomorrow's Leaders

Author: Cristal Glangchai

Narrator: Sandy Rustin

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/08/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

From an engineer and entrepreneur, a conversation-changing parenting book about how to engage young women in science, technology, engineering, and math, filled with practical advice for both parents and educators.“VentureGirls is rich with inspiration and practical insights for parents, teachers, and everyone who cares about raising kids to be innovators and changemakers.”—Rod Arnold, founder, The Frontier AgencyAs the female CEO of a tech startup, Dr. Cristal Glangchai was outnumbered twenty to one. At Google, Twitter, and Facebook, women currently fill just ten to twenty percent of technical jobs. While career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math have increased dramatically in the past twenty years, the achievement gap between men and women has only grown wider.In VentureGirls, Glangchai offers a unique solution based on her own experience as an engineer and entrepreneur as well as the founder of the VentureLab, an academy of entrepreneurship and technology for girls. Practical, accessible, and filled with success stories, VentureGirls argues that a key part of raising strong, confident young women is giving them the tools of entrepreneurship to engage in STEM. Entrepreneurship isn’t just about starting companies, Glangchai writes, it is a skillset and a way of thinking that is particularly useful in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Entrepreneurship involves identifying needs, brainstorming creative solutions, innovating, and taking calculated risks. In short, it’s about having a vision and making it a reality. The true value in learning and practicing entrepreneurship, Glangchai argues, lies in nurturing and growing an overall mindset—the ability to learn from failure and to work well with others to bring your ideas to life.Deeply informative, warm, and grounded in real-world experience, VentureGirls includes a plethora of activities and lessons that focus on strengthening kids’ ingenuity and resilience. VentureGirls is essential reading for anyone who wants to raise girls and young women who realize their strength, engage in the world, and feel empowered to make a positive impact.

About Cristal Glangchai

Cristal Glangchai, PhD, is a scientist, entrepreneur, and mentor with a passion for teaching and engaging girls in entrepreneurship, science, and technology. She is the founder and CEO of VentureLab, a nonprofit that runs experiential learning programs in youth entrepreneurship. She is the director of the Texas Entrepreneurial Exchange at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Glangchai recently served as the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Trinity University. Prior to that, she founded a nanotechnology drug delivery company and ran the Idea to Product Program at the University of Texas at Austin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shanell on July 02, 2018

This will be in my bookshelf to be referenced back to throughout my children and grandchildren’s lives! Venture Girls: Raising Girls to be Tomorrows Leaders by Cristal Glangchai provides powerful and functional advice for raising an empowered girl in today’s world! The book is broke up into three ea......more

Goodreads review by Kursad Albayraktaroglu on February 26, 2020

An excellent book on how to inspire young girls to gain entrepreneurial and leadership skills; with an emphasis on STEM education. Lots of great ideas and a comprehensive list of resources for parents.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 20, 2019

As a science teacher in an all-girls school, this is an important topic to me. I should also preface my review by saying that as a result of my position, I'm fairly knowledgeable in the topic. I enjoyed part one and part two the most. While I didn't read anything earth-shatteringly new, it was a val......more