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In the 1900s, Science was "For Boys"
By the 1920s, the association of girls with math and science disappeared. When science became a profession, women and girls were labeled unfit to be paid, professional scientists.
With the recent emphasis on STEM, as many girls as boys take math and science classes today. Computer science is the one exception. In fact, each year the number of girls taking computer science gets smaller. Being the only girl in class can be alienating. So girls and their mentors have formed camps and clubs to learn outside of school. |