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And yet when NCIS showed a woman as a forensic scientist, women became >70% of applicants to forensic science programs. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/
by sp332 2y ago
And yet when NCIS showed a woman as a forensic scientist, women became >70% of applicants to forensic science programs. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/probing-question-do-women-dominate-field-forensic-science/ https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/probing-question-do-... Role models matter.
- ThrowawayR2 2y agoThere is nothing in the link that you posted that demonstrates a direct causal link between NCIS and the increase in female applicants to forensic science programs? The closest thing to a claim is a handwavy "...inspired in part by..." with no substantiation whatsoever.
- globular-toast 2y agoThe film Hackers starring Angelina Jolie will be 30 years old next year.
- sp332 2y agoWasn't playing on primetime for years on end though.
- Auracle 2y agoThe market for NCIS is men with gray hair. I would guess most of that comes from women seemingly really liking stuff like Dateline, murder mystery podcasts, etc.