Perceptions Of Stereotypes Applied To Women Who Publicly Communicate Their Sem Work Summary

The article “Perceptions of Stereotypes Applied to Women Who Publicly Communicate Their STEM Work” by Merryn McKinnon and Christine O’Connell in the Humanities & Social Sciences Communications talks about the stereotypes behind the STEM-oriented field and how women are viewed differently from men since it is considered a “man's job”. When you look at the word stereotype, its definition is a generalized belief about a particular category of people but to Merryn McKinnon and Christine O’Connell, it's more than that. They change how the world views things such as gender roles and how people view what jobs men do and what jobs women do, it has control over our society and futures. Women were being seen as too emotional when trying to talk about

Merryn McKinnon and Christine O’Connell also talk about how women go about changing their appearances and behaviors for them to be viewed differently and seen in a better light. There is a standard that women are too emotional to be in a field like this and the authors talk about how the emotions and feelings of women are being disrupted and criticized by men and women as women have now begun doing the same things as everyone else which is holding them to a different stereotype. “Gender-based stereotypes can amplify harassment and discrimination in STEM” (Merryn McKinnon and Christine O’Connell) women don't feel safe and comfortable in their field of work due to judgment. When they begin to talk about it, they are misheard and misunderstood by the mindset that men know STEM best. Merryn McKinnon and Christine O’Connell speak about the need for change in America's society and stereotypes as they shape the future and the present. It creates false accusations of women and how they can handle different situations and job settings based on their