Well, before destroying the stereotypes, let’s find some definition to it. If we ask “About.com” then Stereotype is “fixed impressions, exaggerated or preconceived ideas about particular social groups, usually based solely on physical appearance.” Stereotypes might be divided into positive and negative, stereotypes based on race or gender…

The last one, gender, is the topic of our post. Alison Quill, who is the founder of BrightMinds and a former secondary school science teacher aims to reverse the stereotypical view, and tries to make evidences that not only boys are presented in lighter view at science but girls too. The very first thing she plans is to call the UK toy manufacturers.

According to the SourceWire “I am fed-up with receiving chemistry sets or electronics kits to review with no girls’ photos on the box packaging – only the standard grey-haired, bespectacled, white-coated, male, mad professor” says Alison Quill. "I have even had construction products with the words 'Toys for boys' on the box!"Recent statistics of the Institute of Physics show that the numbers of boys who succeeded at science and achieved high results at A level in general. As for the Girls 22% of them are taking the course of science.

Despite this statistics there is another indication of achievements of girls, and it shows that 34% of them obtain an A grade, and only 27% of boys do so. This gives Alison opportunity to think over this issue realistically involve girls in science. ‘Parents, teachers and students need to get out of the mindset that science is a boys’ subject. But so do the toy manufacturers. Take a look at most science-based kits and the images on the packaging almost always show only boys.’ ‘It would be great if all parents could make a pledge to boycott science products where boys are the sole audience. Maybe we can make some headway this week towards encouraging greater take up amongst female students’.