Most People Think ‘Man’ When They Think ‘Scientist’ – How Can We Kill The Stereotype?

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Ask a kid to draw a scientist, you’ll probably get a man in a lab coat. Yewhoenter, CC BY-SA

Children learn to associate science with men at early ages. Over 40 years ago, less than 1% of American and Canadian elementary school children drew a woman when asked to draw a scientist. My latest research, published in Journal of Educational Psychology, shows that gender-science stereotypes persist even now, worldwide.