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Prepare yourself for a fit of rage

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squeaver · 22/06/2012 11:33

The EU has spent actual money on a campaign designed to interest girls in science.

this is the result.

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Empusa · 23/06/2012 11:14

OlympicFlame Do! I'd have loved something like that when I was at school :)

edam · 23/06/2012 11:08

Wow. Most of the links aren't working (presumably the EU has worked out people are a tad pissed off) but the most recent is. That is really really shit.

Why not get physicist Maggie Aderin-Pocock talking about how science is for girls? She's really good at it. Especially when she puts up slides of loads of men + one woman in a wedding dress and asks 'spot the scientist'. The answer is they all are - it's her wedding picture (and both people in it are scientists). She gave a fab talk at the AGM of the Women's Institute recently - had her baby dd in a sling throughout. I would never have managed to stand up and give a speech to 5,000 people with ds in a sling!

GhouliaYelps · 23/06/2012 09:18

The look on the face of the guy in the promo Simms up how I feel about this.
WTF ?!

OlympicFlame · 23/06/2012 08:05

As I said before, I'm a female Physicist. Ages ago I received a flyer from the IoP appealing for 'Women Physicists' to sign up as 'Ambassadors of Science', to go into schools and help out in science classes and show children what scientists actually do and how fascinating it can be etc... I decided I didn't have time, that it would be a lot of hassle.

I'm now rethinking this, I'll have to ask IoP if the scheme is still going. There are better ways of getting girls interested in science careers and this is most definitely NOT one of them!

enimmead · 23/06/2012 08:02

Still interesting photos - showing that perfectly ordinary girls can be scientists. Of course - the girls are doing stereotypically girl things such as shopping and dancing.Also perfectly made up and groomed as well.

enimmead · 23/06/2012 07:57

They appear to have replaced the teaser with...

A video of a female scientist talking about why she was inspired to be scientist.

And profiles of female scientists.

The real problem though with being a female scientist is the difficulties balancing a scientific research career and a family - not a problem for male scientists who tend to be able to fully commit to their research career. If you have been out of science (like anything) for a while, you need to catch up.

I'm not sure why it's a "girl thing" - certainly biology and biochemistry are very popular with girls. Physics and engineering are the problems and that's the problem that needs to be addressed - at school and University.

TheSmallPrint · 23/06/2012 07:38

My comment on their FB page has been removed, it wasn't even sweary!!

sashh · 23/06/2012 07:07

Ok found it - this reaction is worth a watch

sashh · 23/06/2012 07:03

I can't see it, it says it is private.

DukeHumfrey · 23/06/2012 02:04

PMSL at that response. "Misogynistic is a long word" Grin

Thumbwitch · 23/06/2012 01:17

Just shown it to DH and asked him what he thought it was for (unreconstructed Aussie male) - he thought it was an ad to make the perfect formula for "picking up chicks"; then he thought it was for the perfect perfume.

He was actually quite horrified when I told him what it was for and said "oh wow, that's really going to work, isn't it Hmm" It's really bad.

Thumbwitch · 23/06/2012 01:14

Oh I love the unofficial response! Very good.

exexpat · 22/06/2012 23:09

I think .

ChaosTrlyReigns · 22/06/2012 23:07

It's okay, I found it.

I wihs I hadn't.

FFS.

pickledsiblings · 22/06/2012 23:07

The Telegraph one above works for me. Try .

ChaosTrlyReigns · 22/06/2012 22:55

I can't find the video.

Does anyone know any links that work?

Please?

ThatGhastlyWoman · 22/06/2012 22:52
Grin

(At least you didn't fail to post the link properly..! Duh.)

Juule · 22/06/2012 22:41

x-post Ghastlywoman :o

ThatGhastlyWoman · 22/06/2012 22:40

Anyone posted this yet? .be

Juule · 22/06/2012 22:40

"" :o

LostInWales · 22/06/2012 22:33

Thank you, DH thinks it is insulting to all scientists regardless of gender, what a waste of money. (Still snorting at the idea
of it being a Berlusconi production)

pickledsiblings · 22/06/2012 22:23

Thanks Squeaver, I've videoed it using my itouch whilst it was playing on the ipad. I'm sure it will disappear pretty quickly.

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squeaver · 22/06/2012 22:13

You can still catch it on the Telegraph website here

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LostInWales · 22/06/2012 21:51

But I've been waiting all day to show DH (Research Biochemist now primary school science teacher) and it's gone. Booooo!

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squeaver · 22/06/2012 21:47

Yes, the video has gone from You Tube and the FB page.

Wonder how long we'll have to wait for an apology...

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