Speaking of physicists, I just saw this. What a great example
https://twitter.com/proffeynman/status/944604451758686208 …
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Fair enough, but perhaps this is the result of being mistreated/oppressed. I had other ppl in mind
Or just represented. People need to feel they will be accepted, otherwise they think things are not "for them". It's natural.
Absolutely esp when it's those that challenge stereotypes. Representations matter.
“There’s this body of research and a term known as ‘symbolic annihilation,’ which is the idea that if you don’t see people like you in the media you consume, you must somehow be unimportant.”http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-on-screen-representation-matters_us_58aeae96e4b01406012fe49d …
I honestly think representation, or lack of it, is part of the reason for lack of women esp black women in tech and stem
BTW [TW: Nazis, Holocaust] did you see this thread/blog post?https://twitter.com/o_guest/status/944945775494254592 …
I didn't. It sounds disgusting but let me read...
To call them childish seems unfair.
Yes. I know another women (a co-student or a lecturer) would have made a difference to me when I was in the physics department back home. unfortunately I left after a year in...
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