Freshman, Sadie Erling, joins assistant multimedia editor Abby Eckert and reporter Taylor Negrin to discuss the stereotypes of STEM, specifically within the computer science field. They explore how these negative preconceptions can affect participation within these courses.
Cheryl Allen-Munley • Feb 20, 2024 at 8:18 am
I thought after 50 years, stereotypes in STEM would have changed. When picking courses for my Senior year in HS, I selected Physics. The principal called my parents and told them that I could not take physics because I was girl. Girls could not understand physics. My parents objected. after all I I was taking Calculus. They insisted and I became the first girl in my HS (2000 students) who took Physics. I took it, and, after I threw out the slide rule and got a calculator (also a first for my school), I ultimately got an A and got accepted to MIT.