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Re: Cards against humanity scholarship for women in STEM
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Originally Posted by The Swaggy P
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When someone says "Black lives matter," they aren't saying that that black lives matter more, or that white lives matter less, they're saying that it often feels like black lives don't matter because a multitude of factors make life more difficult.
Similarly, when someone works to bring women into STEM, it's not because they're against men in STEM careers it's because women are underrepresented significantly. It's because women have to put up with a boys club mentality among many "STEM bros." It's because too many people have a hard time seeing "scientists" as women*.
Don't be a STEM bro.
Oh, and I'm not "just saying", I take full responsibility for every single word I just wrote.
*Just a couple of weeks ago this study was published. Children see scientists as men. There are societal expectations that say "women aren't STEM" going all the way to pre-school http://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...l.pone.0165037
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