Women and Science

Tell us about how you experienced a possible career in science. Were you encourage or discouraged? To what extent did gender play a role in your ultimate career choice?

What experiences have you had as a student? Were you encouraged to follow an interest in science? What role did gender play in this? One main argument for same-sex scholling suggests that girls are less likely to encounter gender bias in science when there are no boys present in the classroom. What experiences have you had with respect to this?