dimanche 21 juin 2015

How can women become better represented in science?

Following on from the Tim Hunt scandal, regardless of how it turns out for Hunt himself, it would be a wasted opportunity, in my opinion, if more was not done to make some significant changes in women's representation in science.

The question is, how can this be achieved?

Personally, I do not know, so I would be interested if anyone knows of any science available that would point to some concrete answers.

On a more personal note, I was teaching a young girl who is about 9 or 10 years old who had written in her diary that I was marking that she had taken a trip to the Osaka Science Museum and now wants to become a scientist. I was happy to read this but was not sure what I should write back except to say that that was a wonderful dream to have and that I hoped she would work hard to achieve her dream. Is there anything more specific that I should write, or other ways in which to give her encouragement?


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