By Lauren Hennessy, Kate Dunnion and Caoilfhain Doran, Expect Everything young correspondents from Ireland Throughout ‘The Big Bang Theory’ series we found that the show was quite sexist towards women in the science field. We based this on the three main female characters in the series: Penny, Bernadette and Amy. Penny (Leonard’s Wife) Penny’s the…
By Harry Jones and Jacob Herd, Expect Everything young correspondents from Ireland 17th and 18th century Science was becoming wildly popular throughout the world at this time in history. People were questioning more and looking for answers. In this time women were viewed as intellectually inferior so getting into science was much more difficult. …
Episode 6: Reality “I’ve seen the future. There are lots of tin foil hats.” Jessica Chambers is a third-year student in the field of Robotics and Interactive Systems at the University of Toulouse, France. Follow her work on our blog and social media for a regular dose of honesty and humour and some…
Episode 5: Priorities “It may be blank, but by god, at least it looks nice.” Jessica Chambers is a third-year student in the field of Robotics and Interactive Systems at the University of Toulouse, France. Follow her work on our blog and social media for a regular dose of honesty and humour and…
… covers of women and men’s magazines imagined by Editorial Board team at AHHAA Science Centre, Estonia The girls had to image a stereotypical magazine cover for men and chose cars, tools and electrical appliances. The boys picked fashion, tuna (??) and home decoration for a magazine cover that tried too hard…
Our young collaborators from Estonia want to challenge yet another stereotype: that women have worse driving skills than men. The headline “Women behind the wheel, accident in store? Stereotype or reality?” Their advice Accept there are good and bad drivers among all genders, and offer constructive criticism instead of assigning blame. Stay safe from…
