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And you can train like one - www.trainlikeanastronaut.org - a great educational outreach programme led by NASA and open to schools across the UK promoting science, fitness and nutrition! Heather MacRae Venture Thinking 0781 5768699 01279 817370 _____ From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wynn Abbott Sent: 28 November 2011 16:58 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Girls Attitudes Survey 2011 There's still a chance - if you're willing to take on US citizenship! ;) http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/302967000 Wynn From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sheila Kanani Sent: 28 November 2011 16:51 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Girls Attitudes Survey 2011 I wanted to be an astronaut, and I still do! ;) On 28/11/2011 15:23, Sallie Robins wrote: Interesting stuff - but would also be interesting to know what results are for secondary school, if my memory serves me right when I was at primary school nearly all my female friends including me wanted to be teachers, of all those I am still in contact with only one went on to be a teacher. On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Natalie Ford <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Not quite the same, but we ran some workshops in the top two years in primary schools in 2009 and collected lists of jobs kids wanted to do when they grew up and these were the results for top 10 jobs: Boys 1 Footballer/Sportsperson 2 Engineer 3 Scientist 4 Police Officer 5 Doctor 6 Games Designer 7 Armed Forces 8 Actor 9 Pilot 10 Rally or F1 Driver Girls 1 Teacher 2 Dancer 3 Actor 4 Vet 5 Hairdresser/Beautician 6 Sportsperson 7 Doctor 8 Work with animals 9 Designer 10 Singer NB The sportsperson answer massively dominated the top 10 for boys with a huge difference between that and the second place profession whereas for girls the popularity of the jobs changed more gradually when moving down the list. So, for instance, a higher proportion of girls than boys wanted to be a Doctor even though it is ranked higher for boys. I have a presentation I gave about the gender differences we encountered and if anyone is interested I'm happy to send it to them. All the best, Natalie Natalie Ford Schools' Outreach Manager 1-5 London Place Oxford OX4 1BD T: 01865 728953 D: 01865 810010 F: 01865 791854 www.scienceoxford.com Science Oxford is the manager of the STEM Ambassadors Programme and the STEM Advisory Network for all schools in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire. [log in to unmask] www.scienceoxfordnext.com This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of Science Oxford unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it from your system. 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