title: 'How many female scientists do you know?'.
abstract: The stereotypical scientist wears a lab-coat, is often eccentric and is usually male. Images of female scientists in popular culture remain rare. Some of the first portrayals of women in science occurred in a handful of British films made during the 1950s and 1960s. These films reflected the difficulties experienced by women in science at the time, but they might also explain why representations of female scientists in film continue to downplay their role as scientists and emphasize their identity as women.
authors.affiliation: RAJmeols@aol.com
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures / Q000266:history*; D024382:Professional Role; D012586:Science / Q000266:history; D013240:Stereotyping; D006113:United Kingdom; D014931:Women, Working / Q000266:history*; D000078329:Workforce