Sure, he can defuse a bomb with his Swiss Army Knife and a paperclip, but can MacGyver fix the shortage of women in entertainment and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)? The Next MacGyver Competition just announced 12 finalists (from nearly 2,000 entries) in its contest to spur more female engineering protagonists on TV. The contest is a joint venture with USC Viterbi School of Engineering, the National Academy of Engineering and MacGyver creator Lee Zlotoff and The MacGyver Foundation. Read More…
Coming soon to your TV: A female MacGyver?
July 17, 2015
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