Portraits of Women Scientists | National Geographic

I didn’t know any scientists growing up

I didn’t know any scientists growing up I can’t think of a female role model

I can’t think of a female role model

I can’t think of a female role model that I had or people to look to who were

that I had or people to look to who were

that I had or people to look to who were portrayed in that way then it was cool

portrayed in that way then it was cool

portrayed in that way then it was cool that it was even sexy to be a woman

that it was even sexy to be a woman

that it was even sexy to be a woman scientist my mom said you’re so outgoing

scientist my mom said you’re so outgoing

scientist my mom said you’re so outgoing and there’s many different interests why

and there’s many different interests why

and there’s many different interests why would you want to be stuck in a lab I

would you want to be stuck in a lab I

would you want to be stuck in a lab I always remember that that I wasn’t cut

always remember that that I wasn’t cut

always remember that that I wasn’t cut out for science because scientists were

out for science because scientists were

out for science because scientists were introverts that’s what we think the

introverts that’s what we think the

introverts that’s what we think the ideas were outnumbered this documentary

ideas were outnumbered this documentary

ideas were outnumbered this documentary photography project came from high

photography project came from high

photography project came from high school girls I was asked to be a

school girls I was asked to be a

school girls I was asked to be a panelist at a women in science event for

panelist at a women in science event for

panelist at a women in science event for high schoolers and I spoke to some of

high schoolers and I spoke to some of

high schoolers and I spoke to some of the other panelists and they all have

the other panelists and they all have

the other panelists and they all have the same experience facing gender biases

the same experience facing gender biases

the same experience facing gender biases stereotypes discrimination and I

stereotypes discrimination and I

stereotypes discrimination and I realized that the best way to motivate

realized that the best way to motivate

realized that the best way to motivate young girls to get into the sciences is

young girls to get into the sciences is

young girls to get into the sciences is to show women the strong I’m targeting

to show women the strong I’m targeting

to show women the strong I’m targeting with this project women who really break

with this project women who really break

with this project women who really break your idea of what that woman in science

your idea of what that woman in science

your idea of what that woman in science is we have a man who totally tatted up

is we have a man who totally tatted up

is we have a man who totally tatted up races competitively but she also studies

races competitively but she also studies

races competitively but she also studies nanotechnology young girls pursuing

nanotechnology young girls pursuing

nanotechnology young girls pursuing science thank you

science thank you

science thank you yeah all right instead of playing

yeah all right instead of playing

yeah all right instead of playing dress-up these girls are my science cans

dress-up these girls are my science cans

dress-up these girls are my science cans you got sneaks in there playing with

you got sneaks in there playing with

you got sneaks in there playing with rocks doing pretty good we’ve got

rocks doing pretty good we’ve got

rocks doing pretty good we’ve got another scientist who’s out in the field

another scientist who’s out in the field

another scientist who’s out in the field every day like in the swamps and doing

every day like in the swamps and doing

every day like in the swamps and doing things like – man wouldn’t you

this is really not an issue of education

this is really not an issue of education but of motivation and confidence and

but of motivation and confidence and

but of motivation and confidence and that’s something we can change with

that’s something we can change with

that’s something we can change with photography and multimedia we can

photography and multimedia we can

photography and multimedia we can generate confidence through images hi

generate confidence through images hi

generate confidence through images hi Google women in science you get a bunch

Google women in science you get a bunch

Google women in science you get a bunch of images of women with beakers no

of images of women with beakers no

of images of women with beakers no either I mean yes that it’s that’s part

either I mean yes that it’s that’s part

either I mean yes that it’s that’s part of what I do of course but what I really

of what I do of course but what I really

of what I do of course but what I really wanted to do is show women in the field

wanted to do is show women in the field

wanted to do is show women in the field gave a hands dirty because that’s my

gave a hands dirty because that’s my

gave a hands dirty because that’s my experience I don’t identify with that

experience I don’t identify with that

experience I don’t identify with that other Google image