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Another aspect is that women´s portion as cus-
tomer becomes more and more influential. That
is why women will have a great influence on for-
ward-looking trend and innovative inventions. The
reason behind small percentage of active women
in the field of inventions must be the missing mo-
tivation in schools for technical subjects studied
(called STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics). The most important reason for exist-
ing disparity is the missing of early advancement of
girls. So we have to care that the support of creativ-
ity and motivation for STEM must start in schools
or even at nursery schools.

In Germany only 11 % of all beginners for tech-
nological studies are female in 40 % for all kind of
studies. But this can´t explain only with the different
role allocation between men and women. Against
this assumption must be seen that e.g. in Dubai or
Syria the gender role is more strict separate than
in Europe and the technological studies were basi-
cally used by women.

My long experience as Leader of HAG-project as-
sured me that boys and girls as young inventors
are able to widely benefit from each other’s strong
points and different course of action. Girls and sure girls do not go with the head through a wall like the boys will do it
boys have their own specific way of thinking driven often. Instead, they prefer to search the door with their eyes. I´m sure that
by fantasy, curiosity and imagination which leads girls and women often follow same intention that is more important to
to unusual ideas, active visions, independency do something in little instead of talking about on a grand scale.
and social competency. Whereas boys show a ten-
dency jumping from one to another idea if a goal Conclusion: Girls and women are taking us into a wonderland of experi-
is not within reach, girls stay on the way by trying ence and understanding as they step into the creative sphere and express
to find an alternative solution. Boys appear often their creativity in the most brilliant and courageous forms. Ignorance of
hectic but most confident what is be seen by flurry female invention power must be history. Up to now and in future girls
finding other possibilities whereas girls stay calm, and women innovative talents must be an important goal for all nations
deliberate and goal-oriented. In turn, girls can offer worldwide. In order to build a bridge between former ignorance and fu-
useful assistance, basic hand out advice, important ture needfulness of woman invention power we have to care for young
instructions and code of practice to guide the boys girls early as possible best in nursery school.
on their common way to becoming successful
young creators of their innovative ideas. My advice for a huge prosperity of successful girls and women as innova-
tive inventors: Never follow a crowd solely because of being afraid to be
My supervision over a very long time makes me different.

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