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Children Are Drawing Female Scientists More Than Ever, And A 50-Year Study Reveals Why
For decades, asking children to draw a scientist produced a remarkably predictable result. Most would sketch a man wearing a white lab coat, often complete with glasses, facial hair, and laboratory equipment. Women were almost entirely absent from these drawings, reflecting a long-standing stereotype about who belongs in science. Now, researchers examining more than 20,000…
The Surprising Way Children Picture Scientists Today
For years, researchers asked children to draw a scientist and received almost the same answer every time: a man in a lab coat, often wearing glasses and surrounded by beakers. Now, after decades of research, that picture is changing, with children drawing women scientists far more often than they once did. The shift offers a…