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Isn’t this kind of messaging just horribly patronising for women? I’m interested to hear from women that got into STEM on merit - how do you feel about the ins
by cbeach 2y ago
Isn’t this kind of messaging just horribly patronising for women?
I’m interested to hear from women that got into STEM on merit - how do you feel about the institutional boosterism of your gender?
- IAmBroom 2y agoBy your argument, my GI Joe and Lone Ranger toys were patronising toys that prevented me from getting into the military or horsemanship purely on merit. Proactively courting interest in children is completely orthogonal to "getting into" anything by merit. Millions of boys that didn't grow up to meet the requirements of military pilot positions, still yearned to be astronauts. Including, probably, 100% of those that did qualify. Encouraging children to aspire to greatness in their adult life is not patronizing in any way.