The first time I heard about the Scully Effect where apparently it’s important little girls see scientists on tv so they can grow up and be one was when Eric July was debating an sjw who defended representation in entertainment. I saw someone bring it up today but I never understood this argument. You can be inspired to do something but you still have to put forth the effort. I’ve always loved sci-fi and was interested in space but in my younger years I was too lazy to try to be an astronaut.
I guess this is why every engineer or scientist on tv now is a woman. Just like with hobbies they refuse to accept that certain fields attract more males.
I know engineers from years past said that they were inspired by Scottty on Star Trek but they still had to work for it. I guarantee a lot of other guys liked the idea of engineering but never put forth the effort.
Sorry for the rant but I’m so tired of this logic
Its part of the marxist religion of inverting every hierarchy until utopia magically emerges from the chaos.
Women shouldn't have "careers". They should be supporting their husband, their children, and maintaining the relationships with their extended family and local community.
The push to get women working, and to denigrate monogamy and motherhood, is part of the push to destroy families and communities. Strong families and communities support the existing culture, instead of overthrow in a revolution of retardation.
Yes. Nobody asks what do we need woman scientists for? The point of science is replicability. Everything a woman scientist does can also be done by a male scientist. It's not that there's a shortage of scientists, so why should we inspire women to enter into science in the first place?
Control. Plain and simple. If they fill all of the available slots with their ideologically driven "scientists", who are there for the diversity hire and not to do actual science, they can control the results and release of information derived from the "experiments" that are being conducted.