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Barriers for Women in Science Careers by Janna Rick is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1) According to the article, only 12.8% of STEM jobs in the UK are held by women and girls are less likely to study sciences like physics at school and university level compared to boys. 2) The article suggests that girls are often discouraged from science at a young age by the stereotype that science is a male domain. Even when female scientists are portrayed in media, there is often more focus on their appearance than their work. 3) The article also discusses that women may have an "internal bias" whe

Author

Janna Rick

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EN