with over 240 million copies sold.
Minecraft is the best selling game of all time but it's also
teaching valuable lessons according to Liberty Science center Ceo paul Hoffman.
It's a way that whole generation actually more
than one generation now has learned computer aided design
and realize that you can design worlds in this game
but you can redesign the world in which we live in. Also
with Minecraft the exhibition Liberty hopes to
inspire future generations of computer engineers,
especially young women we need them because science is
part of making a better future for all of us
and historically
sometimes women have been ignored.
Sure Minecraft is about mobs and virtual building blocks
but it also lets you craft your own world. I mean I think the open endedness of the game
appeals to girls. I mean it appeals to boys too.
But I think that the fact that it
Taps different kinds of creativity, artistic creativity,
problem solving creativity before the pandemic in 2019
stem careers made up 7% of the US workforce.
But even though women are 48% of all workers,
they only make up 27% of stem employees. And it's important to close that gap.
I mean jobs in stem science and technology are better paying
so we don't want to continue income disparity between males and females.
There isn't a lack of girls wanting to join stem careers,
said Liberty's Director of stem education rosa catalyst title still
we see that at a young age that interest for
various reasons declines.
She believes part of the reason is there hasn't been
a lot of female leaders to show it can be done
liberties, genius awards and other displays.
Honor achievements made by both genders.
The center also brings in working
female professionals to share their experiences.
There are those ladies who have, you know,
invested their time, energy, effort and
and broken down those walls. Um, and they need to be celebrated
and known for what they have done.
And then the second part is translating that to the girls
so that they can see and see these role models.
Her programs also aimed to highlight different
opportunities from appealing to a nurturing nature with
animals or crafting mind with cars or more
of an analytical personality with puzzle solving.
But
I think it's important for us to highlight the fact that when they're young,
when they are curious when they are showing interest to encourage that and
not create additional barriers.
She wants to empower girls by showing them that
they can overcome any obstacle with a plan.
And the only ones really that can stop them is themselves for cheddar news.
I'm Michelle Castalia