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Lots of studies on women and science can be found here:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/



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From: "Beryl Rosenthal" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: visitor study adult women


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> Hi all,
> Is there anything out of the Visitor Studies Association?  This is an
> interesting concept.
> Beryl
>
> Andrea Bryk wrote:
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> > Hello,
> >
> > my name is Andrea Bryk. I work for a natural history museum in Salzburg,
> > Austria, as exhibition designer. Next year I will carry out a project
> > investigating the approach of adult women (rather than primary school
> > children or adolescents) to hands-on exhibits in science centres in
order to
> > allow changes to be made to exhibit design to  allow for the needs of
both
> > males and females. I will design a questionnaire and carry out
interviews
> > leading to concrete proposals. The project aims to support an initiative
to
> > get adult women interested in jobs in science and technology also with
> > respect to widening their choice of jobs.
> > I would therefore be extremely grateful if someone could point me to
> > existing studies and other literature relating to my project.
> >
> > Thanking you in advance for your help,
> > with kind regards,
> > Andrea Bryk
> >
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> Beryl Rosenthal, Ph.D.
> Director, Tsongas Industrial History Center
> Boott Cotton Mills
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