Ghostbusting Women in Science: Why Representation in Media Really Matters
My sister wrote this and it’s great!
“Having women who are pretending to be “ghost scientists” may seem silly and even counterproductive to the fight for equality to some (although you can actually get a degree in this subject with a PhD in parapsychology). It is indicative of how sparse the representation of women in science is that we are grasping at a comedic representation of a debatably true scientific discipline. But to those of us who have wanted so desperately to see images of ourselves in the media we consume, it feels incredibly gratifying — as gratifying as it must have felt for those young men who fell in love with the original series. “
Ghostbusting Women in Science: Why Representation in Media Really Matters Author Ilana Zucker-ScharffPosted on August 19, 2016August 18, 2016Categories OpEds If you’re a fan of the Ghostbusters franchise, you’ll have heard about the controversy around the release of the newest movie. The two origina…
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