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How to get more women in science, with Athene Donald

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The Importance of Education in Science Education

Education is a key part of solving the problem of why women don't progress in science. A study found girls at six and seven deciding that boys are smarter than them. And then you've got the idea that you have to be brilliant to do physics. The more people associated brilliance with subjects like economics, there was a clear trend towards parity between men and women doing those subjects.

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