welcome back to Startalk we are featuring my interview with actress
featuring my interview with actress
featuring my interview with actress Mayim Bialik she is the neuroscientist
Mayim Bialik she is the neuroscientist
Mayim Bialik she is the neuroscientist on the hit TV series The Big Bang Theory
on the hit TV series The Big Bang Theory
on the hit TV series The Big Bang Theory and I asked her about the portrayal of
and I asked her about the portrayal of
and I asked her about the portrayal of women’s scientist is it good is it bad
women’s scientist is it good is it bad
women’s scientist is it good is it bad is it working let’s check it out
is it working let’s check it out
is it working let’s check it out we did an episode where Bernadette poses
we did an episode where Bernadette poses
we did an episode where Bernadette poses for a sexy scientist um photoshoot and
for a sexy scientist um photoshoot and
for a sexy scientist um photoshoot and Amy has a very big problem I remember
Amy has a very big problem I remember
Amy has a very big problem I remember that I’m sure it’s something that I’m
that I’m sure it’s something that I’m
that I’m sure it’s something that I’m asked about a lot cuz I do advocacy for
asked about a lot cuz I do advocacy for
asked about a lot cuz I do advocacy for stem and young women and I’m often asked
stem and young women and I’m often asked
stem and young women and I’m often asked you know what do you think about the you
you know what do you think about the you
you know what do you think about the you know the white starched shirt open with
know the white starched shirt open with
know the white starched shirt open with the black bra and the glasses down on
the black bra and the glasses down on
the black bra and the glasses down on the red lips and you know and to me III
the red lips and you know and to me III
the red lips and you know and to me III don’t knock women or scientists who want
don’t knock women or scientists who want
don’t knock women or scientists who want to do that for me that’s not the way
to do that for me that’s not the way
to do that for me that’s not the way that I choose to portray women in
that I choose to portray women in
that I choose to portray women in science you know I don’t think we need
science you know I don’t think we need
science you know I don’t think we need to take our clothes off you know to show
to take our clothes off you know to show
to take our clothes off you know to show that women and science can also take
that women and science can also take
that women and science can also take their clothes off but I think you know
their clothes off but I think you know
their clothes off but I think you know part of the advocacy that I try and do
part of the advocacy that I try and do
part of the advocacy that I try and do is to put a fresh face you know a
is to put a fresh face you know a
is to put a fresh face you know a positive face and a female face on these
positive face and a female face on these
positive face and a female face on these subjects I think that a lot of also
subjects I think that a lot of also
subjects I think that a lot of also what’s missing from trying to engage
what’s missing from trying to engage
what’s missing from trying to engage young women is not just the sex factor
young women is not just the sex factor
young women is not just the sex factor or the attractiveness factor which I do
or the attractiveness factor which I do
or the attractiveness factor which I do agree might be more important in in this
agree might be more important in in this
agree might be more important in in this day and age then it might have been ten
day and age then it might have been ten
day and age then it might have been ten or twenty or fifty years ago but I think
or twenty or fifty years ago but I think
or twenty or fifty years ago but I think also that a lot of women don’t know the
also that a lot of women don’t know the
also that a lot of women don’t know the kinds of careers that are available to
kinds of careers that are available to
kinds of careers that are available to them and people picture themselves or at
them and people picture themselves or at
them and people picture themselves or at least I did I don’t want to be alone in
least I did I don’t want to be alone in
least I did I don’t want to be alone in a lab for the rest of my life I don’t
a lab for the rest of my life I don’t
a lab for the rest of my life I don’t want to be in a nerdy lab coat and ugly
want to be in a nerdy lab coat and ugly
want to be in a nerdy lab coat and ugly glasses for the rest of my and that’s
glasses for the rest of my and that’s
glasses for the rest of my and that’s what when I was in elementary school and
what when I was in elementary school and
what when I was in elementary school and junior high that’s what I thought it was
junior high that’s what I thought it was
junior high that’s what I thought it was but when I got older and I understood Oh
but when I got older and I understood Oh
but when I got older and I understood Oh marine biology is actually being a
marine biology is actually being a
marine biology is actually being a scientist working in the field working
scientist working in the field working
scientist working in the field working with animals working in the environment
with animals working in the environment
with animals working in the environment you know all those things are also
you know all those things are also
you know all those things are also science if you like engineering and you
science if you like engineering and you
science if you like engineering and you want to do coding knock yourself out but
want to do coding knock yourself out but
want to do coding knock yourself out but there are many careers that involve a
there are many careers that involve a
there are many careers that involve a lot of creativity and a lot of being out
lot of creativity and a lot of being out
lot of creativity and a lot of being out and about and that’s I think what we
and about and that’s I think what we
and about and that’s I think what we need to try and communicate to girls as
need to try and communicate to girls as
need to try and communicate to girls as young as possible
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