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Stereotypes about girls dissuade many from careers in computer science

  • Written by Allison Master, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Houston
Stereotypes about girls dissuade many from careers in computer scienceOnly about 1 in 5 computer scientists are women. Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MGA Entertainment

Stereotypes about what boys and girls supposedly like aren’t hard to find.

Toy advertisements send signals that science and electronic toys are intended for boys rather than girls. Computer scientists and engineers on television shows and movies ar...

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