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Girlguiding Scotland want to empower every girl to make the most of the amazing opportunities technology has to offer, both in her everyday life and her future career. But we know gender stereotypes and a lack of female representation in science, technology, engineering & maths can sometimes hold girls back. In fact our research found that from as young as seven, girls think that science is a subject for boys.

And only 37% of girls aged 7-21 would consider doing a job in technology (Girlguiding’s Girls Attitudes Survey 2017). We want to change this – and we hope this challenge pack will help you and your unit get excited about technology and discover the digital skills to re-invent the future!

The Digital Scotland challenge badge is aimed at all guiding sections and consists of 4 Topics:

• Research and exploration

• Creativity and Design

• Problem solving/computational thinking

• Digital technology careers.