Women in Science and Demographic Mapping
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/30/scientists-can-now-figure-out-detailed-accurate-neighborhood-demographics-using-google-street-view-photos/
https://slate.com/business/2013/03/whole-foods-wal-mart-bay-area-store-locations-map.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/what-we-learn-from-50-years-of-asking-children-to-draw-scientists/556025/
Option 1: Read What We Learn From 50 Years of Kids Drawing Scientists (Links to an external site.) and Understanding Why Girls Under perform at Science (Links to an external site.).
• When you picture a scientist, what does that person look like?
• When you were a child, how did you picture scientists?
• What role does gender stereotyping play in the tendency for girls to grow up to be scientists?
• How does this vary around the world?
• What kind of cultural messages do we send to children by the way different professions are portrayed in the media, books, movies, and television?
• How can we help all children overcome stereotypes that may influence their educational performance?
