If She Can See It, Can She Be It? The Importance of On-Screen STEM Roles For Women

We talk about women in STEM in movies and on TV. Is the Geena Davis Institute’s slogan of “if she can see it, she can be it” borne out by their latest report? We also catch up on what our kids are watching and what’s on our grown-up screen time watch lists.

Past episodes we mention:

American Girl: Corinne Tan ReviewLyla in the Loop Review Spooky Buddies Review, which is where we talked about the Geena Davis Institute for the first time Wonka Review 

Portray Her 2.0: An Analysis of 15 Years of Women in STEM On-Screen, 2007–2022 

The Town episode: The Harsh Data Behind ‘Barbie’ and Taylor Swift’s Success 

You might get the idea that we’re not impressed by the Geena Davis Institute’s work from listening to this episode. That is not the case! We generally support their mission and invite you to check out the other good work they’re doing here: https://seejane.org/

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is the 4-part documentary series about the toxic work environment for the kids on popular Nickelodeon shows of the 90s and aughts. It airs on Investigation Discovery. Check your local listings.

What our kids are watching this week:

Wonka Young Sheldon 

What we’re watching in grown-up screen time:

Dune Part 2Feud: Capote vs the SwansMonsieur Spade

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