You make an excellent point.
I think it's important in what we are trying to do to have parent programs created by parents. Instead of trying to guess what their misperceptions are or what their intimidations are, we're having that conversation and asking what they need to hear. Pay is a big one along with financial security, job security, and job opportunity. The parents need the exposure as much as the kids do. I think we have underestimated because the reality is that girls are influenced most by their peers. The research demonstrates that in terms of the courses they choose to pursue and how they are encouraged from a career-track perspective, it is still parents who have the majority of the influence. Ignoring them in this whole process is a huge missed opportunity.