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Cartoons and other popular illustrations of scientists typically portray a bald or shaggyhaired, bespectacled, middle-aged male wearing a laboratory coat and exhibiting some form of bizarre behaviour. Such stereotyped views of science and of scientists can influence the attitudes of our youth as they make decisions about future studies and careers (Chambers, 1983; Koch, 1989). Young people who have a negative view of science and of scientists could be reluctant to choose to study science or plan a career in a science-related field.
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Haggerty, S.M. (1996). Towards a Gender-Inclusive Science in Schools: Confronting Student Teachers’ Perceptions and Attitudes. In: Parker, L.H., Rennie, L.J., Fraser, B.J. (eds) Gender, Science and Mathematics. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0143-1_2
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