When parents ask why there are still so few girls in advanced science and math classes in high school, I tell them, because girls still need way more encouragement than boys to take those courses. Eileen Pollack Read Quote
We still raise girls to look to other people for assurance they are attractive and smart, while boys are raised to determine their own value. Many girls are still made to feel it’s not feminine to be good at science or math. Eileen Pollack Read Quote
My parents didn’t know how to provide me with the encouragement I needed to achieve my dreams. Eileen Pollack Read Quote
The most powerful determinant of whether a woman goes on in science might be whether anyone encourages her to go on. Eileen Pollack Read Quote
If you’re a white male growing up in this society, you’re constantly receiving encouragement to go on in science in the form of all the images that you’re receiving. Eileen Pollack Read Quote
If there’s a stereotype that you’re not supposed to be good at something, that still gets so badly in your way of concentrating. Eileen Pollack Read Quote
If a person’s self-worth derives from being the only woman in the field, how much affection can she feel toward another woman who might challenge that claim to fame? Eileen Pollack Read Quote
I think women need to hear more encouragement in any field, because I see it – I teach creative writing. And even though it’s mostly women in the room, they’re not often – or they didn’t used to be the ones who went on to publish books. I know this sounds like a tautology, but encouragement is the key. Eileen Pollack Read Quote
