Cultural Representations of Gender and Science Portrayals of Female Scientists and Engineers in Popular Films
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Images of female scientists and engineers in popular$lms convey cultural and social assumptions about the role of women in science, engineering, and technology (SET). This study analyzed cultural representations of gender conveyed through images offemale scientists andengineers in popularjilms from 1991 to 2001. While many of these depictions of female scientists and engineers emphasized their appearance and focused on romance, most depictions also presented female scientists and engineers in professional positions of high status. Other images that showed the fernale scientists and engineers' interactions with male colleagues, ho~vevel; reinforced traditional social and cultural assumptions about the role of women in SET through overt and subtle forms of stereotyping. This article explores the sign$cance of thesejindings fordevelopingprograms to change girls'perceptions of scientists and engineers and attitudes toward SET careers.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006