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Are
women and men represented in roughly equal numbers in narrative, graphic,
audio, and video content? |
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people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds depicted? |
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When
women and members of marginalized groups are represented, are they
presented in positions of respect and influence? |
 
To express the idea that all young women, and all young people, can become
scientists, resources selected for young women should depict roughly equal
numbers of women and men, as well as people from many racial and ethnic
groups, in positions of status and leadership in science and technology.
The illustrations and photographs
in most science and technology texts show many more male scientists than
female scientists.
Similarly, the contributions of female scientists have largely been excluded
from written histories.
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Good
examples of inclusion:
Biographies
of Women Mathematicians (web
site)
Grades:
4 & up.This very
comprehensive resource includes short, traditional biographies
of women mathematicians from the fifth century B.C. until
modern times.
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Inventors
Online Museum (web
site)
Grades:
3 & up. This
collection of multimedia biographies includes sections dedicated
to African-American inventors and to women inventors.
VIEW RATING
Scrambler
Puzzles (web games)
Grades: 1 & up.
Select from a large number of pictures to unscramble, or send
a picture of yourself to be made into a puzzle and posted
on the site.
VIEW RATING
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