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Re: Jane Cosmetics at 2014 Championship

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Originally Posted by Katie_UPS View Post
Anecdotes and feelings are wonderful and all, but research says that "girly" STEM role models, "do not motivate girls."

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Katie, everything that you say here is interesting and brings up questions worth discussing. I have no doubt that the research you've read is accurate.

My main question is: Does the research point out solutions (don't use girly femininity to endorse STEM) or does it point out symptoms of a larger societal issue of women judging other women (of all ages) based on various kinds of appearances.
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