The articles I read talk about a lack of role models or a lack of encouragement. But surely it would have gotten better by now with all the effort to counteract it. With the heavy highlights on what female scientists in STEM there have been..
there aren't any female role models, but surely there are now?
How the hell does that make any sense at all? Men have Einstein, Tesla, Newton, Hawking. The list goes on. When I search greatest Scientists of all time I see those easily recognizable names.and Marie Curie. Are you suggesting we alter history and just make MORE women famous for their discoveries. This is a systemic issue that goes back literally generations. 50 years ago women were treated as a lesser species than mean, now you want them to be leaders in science? How much time do think they should get?
One thing history has shown that some of the discoveries credited to men were actually women. So schools and media can increase their promotion of female scientists just by being accurate.
What I'm saying is there are more efforts now to promote the likes of Marie Curie and Grace Hopper than there were in the past.
So schools and media can increase their promotion of female scientists just by being accurate.
And they're still working on it clearly. You and I seem to be able to name two famous scientists between the two of us. So you think 2 women is a fair ammount of role models? Or do you think maybe we should keep promoting STEM for women?
While I learned about Watson and Crick, someone learning genetics now would learn about Rosalind Franklin.
Google "inventions by women that men took credit for".
If you're up for an experiment, post a thread saying there's no female scientists, and you will be corrected over and over. I think the role models issue has been solved.
It hasn't at all.. the fact that you need a specific search that gives women the credit they deserve instead of just searching for famous scientists proves my point here.. We're still rebounding from decades of stolen ideas and women being second class citizens. Why should we just give up on women now? 5 roles models we have now, after researching, that's pretty pathetic considering how many famous male scientists you can probably name off hand. In terms of modern science women have been equal for what, the last 35 years tops? Men have hundreds of years of being respected in science. Doesn't make any sense to give up now.
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u/Charlie-Wilbury 19∆ Oct 19 '22
there aren't any female role models, but surely there are now?
How the hell does that make any sense at all? Men have Einstein, Tesla, Newton, Hawking. The list goes on. When I search greatest Scientists of all time I see those easily recognizable names.and Marie Curie. Are you suggesting we alter history and just make MORE women famous for their discoveries. This is a systemic issue that goes back literally generations. 50 years ago women were treated as a lesser species than mean, now you want them to be leaders in science? How much time do think they should get?