Female teachers as role models in science: Challenging barriers to engagement (Mim, 2022)
It has long been recognised that when STEM subjects are taught in co-ed classrooms, girls can be underrepresented when compared to their male peers. This extends beyond the student cohort, and female teaching staff are underrepresented in science in “many European, American and African countries” (Mim, 2022, p. 80). This…