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New University of Louisville research shows young girls increasingly see women as knowledgeable about science, a shift over the past few decades that could signal a move toward gender parity in STEM fields.

In a recent study published in Developmental Psychology, researchers Khushboo Patel, Judith Danovitch, and Nick Noles showed 257 preschool and elementary school-aged kids pictures of different adults and asked them who would know more about science and from whom they would want to learn.

While other factors, such as the adults’ race, didn’t seem to play any significant role in the kids’ opinions, gender did — they overwhelmingly chose the adult who had the same gender as them.

That is, boys thought the men would know more about science, and girls thought women would.

“This marks a significant shift in children’s thinking, where girls are starting to see women as knowledgeable about science and want to learn Christine Young Porn Galleries - Pornstar Galleries KIXOZ