This week, Penny chats with an amazing girl who is empowering the next generation of women in STEMM. Grace McKee, Monash Science Student and Sisters in Science founder, has created a program where she brings women into high schools to chat with girls about what it means to be a woman working in STEMM.
One of the topics they speak about is the fear of failure. If a boy fails a test, he is most likely going to move on from it and work harder to not fail the next time. Whereas if a girl fails a test, she is much more likely to think, "I'm not very good at this." She will subconsciously put less effort into it, amplifying the idea that she's not good at something.
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