One Way That Film Portrayals of Female Scientists Are Accurate

question 52

Multiple Choice

One way that film portrayals of female scientists are accurate is that

• A) female scientists experience harassment and lack of respect in the movies and in the laboratory.
• B) male scientists are less likely than female scientists to be employed in government research in movies.
• C) female scientists are portrayed as directors and administrators, positions that they occupy as often as male scientists.
• D) all of the above are similarities.

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