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Do girls have little interest in science?\u00a0This could be suggested by\u00a0their persistent under-representation in sectors and professions dedicated to these disciplines<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0However,\u00a0research<\/a>\u00a0in sociology shows that it is not for lack of taste or skills that they are\u00a0relatively absent from these fields<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n An explanation would rather lie in the social norms which influence girls in their choices.\u00a0If the family and the school play an important role in the incorporation of these norms, culture, through the representations and models it conveys, contributes to structuring the relationship that adolescent girls have with science and to influencing their choices of science. ‘orientation.\u00a0This is what the results of the\u00a0survey initiated and supervised by the Lecture Jeunesse association<\/a>\u00a0, supported by the Ministry of Culture, show.<\/p>\n By surveying 45 high school girls who love mathematics, we sought to answer the following questions: what cultural content do girls who love science consume?\u00a0What relationship do they have to this content and how does it shape their representations of science?\u00a0Are there female\u00a0role models<\/em>\u00a0, real or fictional, who inspire and encourage these girls to pursue scientific paths?<\/p>\n In the context of this research, the term \u201cscience\u201d designates all the disciplines relating to formal sciences, matter and life, as opposed to the human and social sciences.\u00a0The survey examines all cultural supports (written and audiovisual content, museums, games, amateur practices, etc.) which disseminate science, a group referred to as scientific culture.<\/p>\n The scientific culture of high school girls is poorly developed: of the 45 girls interviewed, only nine say they have regular scientific hobbies.\u00a0The influence of social origin on these activities is notable: girls from advantaged backgrounds with the most economic and cultural capital are more likely to have scientific hobbies.<\/p>\n The study also reveals that, although a taste for literature and a taste for science are not incompatible, reading scientific works remains rare.\u00a0In fact, while three-quarters of girls say they like reading and spend time reading, only five of them read science books.\u00a0Scientific reading is therefore in the minority, even among avid readers.<\/p>\n Invited to look for science in all the books, films or series they know, the girls identify a few titles (science fiction films, scientist biopics, series,\u00a0anime<\/em>\u00a0, etc.) that they associate with the theme.<\/p>\nScientific hobbies, a minority practice among adolescents<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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