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Re: Making STEM a better place for women
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Originally Posted by jweston
it's also about calling out every time an adult tells a young girl to let someone else do something for her that she could do for herself.
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It's about watching for the girl who wants to participate but gets shoved out of the way while the teacher/coach/professor/supervisor ignores her.
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And when they are, then it's about [us] refraining from criticizing or ostracizing a girl for her stating her mind.
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It's about encouraging girls from an early age to be forthcoming and clear about what's on their minds.
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3 out of 4 examples you give above, the actor is not the girl.
We fix the first 3 (involving the environment - which includes the place, the people, the things she interacts with), the 4th will come.
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