RE: Why are there significantly less women in S.T.E.M fields, what we can do to help
December 29, 2015 at 10:25 pm
(December 29, 2015 at 9:22 pm)Jenny A Wrote:(December 28, 2015 at 7:40 pm)Mermaid Wrote: Because we're conditioned to believe that unless we are pretty, pleasant, and not too smart, people will like us and approve of us. If we show too much intellect, we're made fun of and called dyke or geek or otherwise unattractive. It starts at a very early age. Little girls get dolls, little boys get cars and trucks.
I'm curious, is your father a STEM boy? And do you have brothers? The women I know who were most STEM encouraged in my generation had STEM fathers and no brothers, making them a sort of pseud Daddy's son.
Nope, my Dad wasn't in any STEM field and I have a brother. I wasn't discouraged, though, and ended up in a STEM career.
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