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Dear Dr. Elena: How outreach kills the science stereotype

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Science includes a vast range of people. So why do we still have one stereotype?

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What does a scientist look like?

You don’t look like a scientist.

Have you ever been told this? I get it quite often. Sometimes from children, but also from adults. Occasionally, if I feel like turning that comment into a discussion, I ask:

How so?

They would hesitate, tilt their head, and make a careful comment about my outfit or my hair.

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Juggling science and motherhood

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Balancing life inside and outside the lab is not always easy, but it’s possible to be a parent, a carer, #AndAScientist, says Seralynne Vann.

Guest contributor Seralynne Vann.

 

I have always had a love of science and always knew I wanted to be a mother. I’ve managed to combine a career in neuroscience with motherhood although at a numerous points over the years I questioned whether I would be able to have either, let alone both.

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