• Read an I-LABS story about the findings (http://ilabs.washington.edu/i-labs-news/do-female-teachers-help-girls-overcome-stem-stereotypes)• Email Molly McElroy ([email protected]) for a pdf of the paper• Contact lead author Allison Master ([email protected]) for an interview In the second paper, published online Feb. 11, the same group of researchers make the case that broadening the image of who computer scientists are is an effective way to counteract the stereotypes. They point to various lines of evidence, including depictions of computer scientists in the media, that suggest girls use the stereotypes they see in society to form impressions of whether they fit or don’t fit in the field. The work suggests simple ways to shift those stereotypes. For more information:
• Read the study online (http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00049/full)• Read a UW Today story about the findings (http://www.washington.edu/news/2015/02/11/how-to-interest-girls-in-computer-science-and-engineering-shift-the-stereotypes/)• Contact Sapna Cheryan at 206-612-9812 or [email protected] or Andrew Meltzoff at 206-685-2045 or [email protected] for interviews