Women and science: it starts again with girls

The meetings of the Journal of Astronomy - Raffaella Schneider

  • Date: 30 March 2023 from 17:00 to 19:00

  • Event location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdrMSmL8t34

Why do so few women decide to study and work in the scientific field? Why is science, which is supposed to valorise talent, so not inclusive? We will try to confront and reflect on these questions, starting from a statement by the philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller: "The identification between scientific thought and masculinity is so widespread in our culture that children have no trouble internalizing this prejudice.”

Presented by: Patrizia Caraveo