Read the section "On-Screen Representation
Matters."
Select the sentence from the article that suggests
some efforts for equality have failed.
Among the findings are that teen girls,
especially girls of color, are significantly less
likely than teen boys to describe themselves
as confident, brave and heard.
The study found that seeing female sci-fi and
superhero characters has a big effect on girls.
In fact, it found that the effect of this on girls is
greater than when boys see male sci-fi and
superhero characters.
It found that despite these efforts, there is still
a large gap between teen girls and boys when!
it comes to interest in STEM careers.