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Fri Oct 15

harmful gender stereotypes kick in early — and may be keeping girls away from STEM

Written by: Laura Scholes, Associate Professor and ARC Principal Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University

Patricia Prudente / Unsplash, CC BY-SA

Gender stereotypes begin in early childhood. Bright pink “toys for girls” and blue “toys for boys” are sold on store shelves around the world.

In the boys’ section you’ll find science, construction and warfare toys — perhaps a motorised robot, or a telescope. In the...

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