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Science: it's a role model thing
Girlscientist Consulting, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
Genome Biology 2013, 14:105 doi:10.1186/gb-2013-14-2-105
Published: 14 February 2013First paragraph (this article has no abstract)
It seems like an obvious, intuitive statement, and indeed people state it everywhere as such. Girls are more likely to enter and stay in a scientific career if they have female role models who are successful in science or math; ergo, female scientists should make all efforts to serve as role models. But is it actually true?
