
522. Lori Garver on Transforming NASA
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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Women in Science Fiction
A, no, you know, mi, my roll models and tors like sally ryde, we're not. I don't believe that that is a similar a inspiration. So i think it has to do somewhat with the science of fiction itself. A, and i think women tend to go into fields where they feel they can really make a positive difference for humanity. And until we saw ourselves doing through rolls like engineering, m and science, we didn't go into them. We still have. less than 30 % of aero space engineers are women; medical school is over 50% female.
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