Considering the term STEM was
I myself don't consider myself a feminist, but an Egalitarian. I known not all Feminists are radfem, but groups like TERFs are massive issue within the movement, not all female Feminists like men using the term feminist to describe their beliefs (preferring the term Male Ally or Pro-Feminist Man), and (some) feminist media critics sometimes seem to demonstrate a lack of research and/or ignorance about the things they are reviewing or critiquing.
My question is: Does STEMinism (STEM feminism) ignore or downplay the vast female presence in the field of Biology? If so, should it?
My personal answers are yes to the first question, and my answer to the second question is, No, STEMinism should not downplay the presence of women in Biology.
Glossary of Terms-
STEM-An acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The term was first used by Charles E. Vela and Peter Faletra, but became mainstream when female biologist Rita Colwell, the then president of NSF, adopted it in 2001.
STEMinism-a portmanteau of STEM and Feminism, this is a branch of Feminism that looks to promote Women's roles in STEM and looks to encourage a younger generation of females into looking into STEM careers.
Hard sciences-The three main branches of science: biology, chemistry and physics
Soft Sciences- Also known as social sciences, this includes economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, human geography, linguistics, management science, media studies, musicology, political science, psychology, welfare and nursing studies (which overlaps with biology to an extent as both deal with living things) and social history
Life Sciences- the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life and organisms, including microorganisms, plants, and animals, including human beings.
HASS-An abbreviation for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Essentially, soft science's counterpart to STEM.
Physical science-The branches of the Hard Sciences that deal with non-living things, like Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry and Earth science
Femininity Shaming- Where feminists or other people deride certain women for acting too stereotypically feminine, even if they are not harming themselves or others as a result.
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