Tackling Gender Stereotypes | Cormac Harris & Alan O'Sullivan | TEDxWexford
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Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan took home the top prize in the BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition with their project titled: “A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds and the development of an initiative to combat gender bias”.
Cormac and Alan discuss how they have utilised the data they had previously collated and conducted further statistical analysis, investigating the impact of attending co-educational or single sex schools on the prevalence of gender stereotyping. In January 2020, Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan took home the top prize in the BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition with their project titled: “A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds and the development of an initiative to combat gender bias”.
Following this success, Cormac and Alan represented Ireland in the virtual European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2020, competing against 39 countries across Europe and the world, where they also secured the first prize.
Since winning BTYSTE/ EUCYS, Alan and Cormac have continued to develop their project with a particular focus on raising awareness of this very important topic in different sectors. They have taken part in numerous interviews on TV, radio and newspapers, spoke at the Irish Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality as well as making presentations at third level institutes such as UCC and MTU.
They also took part in Accenture’s Celebration of International Women’s Day, the Work Equal Campaign and Future Human 2020. In addition, they visited numerous industries in the field of Technology and Pharmaceutical.
In addition with adding to the narrative surrounding gender stereotyping, Cormac and Alan have utilised the data they had previously collated and conducted further statistical analysis, investigating the impact of attending co-educational or single sex schools on the prevalence of gender stereotyping.
They also aim to gather further resources online which can be used by teachers and parents to help combat gender stereotyping.
In January 2020, Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan took home the top prize in the BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition with their project titled: “A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds and the development of an initiative to combat gender bias”.
Following this success, Cormac and Alan represented Ireland in the virtual European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2020, competing against 39 countries across Europe and the world, where they also secured the first prize.
Since winning BTYSTE/ EUCYS, Alan and Cormac have continued to develop their project with a particular focus on raising awareness of this very important topic in different sectors. They have taken part in numerous interviews on TV, radio and newspapers, spoke at the Irish Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality as well as making presentations at third level institutes such as UCC and MTU.
They also took part in Accenture’s Celebration of International Women’s Day, the Work Equal Campaign and Future Human 2020. In addition, they visited numerous industries in the field of Technology and Pharmaceutical.
In addition with adding to the narrative surrounding gender stereotyping, Cormac and Alan have utilised the data they had previously collated and conducted further statistical analysis, investigating the impact of attending co-educational or single sex schools on the prevalence of gender stereotyping.
They also aim to gather further resources online which can be used by teachers and parents to help combat gender stereotyping. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Cormac and Alan discuss how they have utilised the data they had previously collated and conducted further statistical analysis, investigating the impact of attending co-educational or single sex schools on the prevalence of gender stereotyping. In January 2020, Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan took home the top prize in the BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition with their project titled: “A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds and the development of an initiative to combat gender bias”.
Following this success, Cormac and Alan represented Ireland in the virtual European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2020, competing against 39 countries across Europe and the world, where they also secured the first prize.
Since winning BTYSTE/ EUCYS, Alan and Cormac have continued to develop their project with a particular focus on raising awareness of this very important topic in different sectors. They have taken part in numerous interviews on TV, radio and newspapers, spoke at the Irish Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality as well as making presentations at third level institutes such as UCC and MTU.
They also took part in Accenture’s Celebration of International Women’s Day, the Work Equal Campaign and Future Human 2020. In addition, they visited numerous industries in the field of Technology and Pharmaceutical.
In addition with adding to the narrative surrounding gender stereotyping, Cormac and Alan have utilised the data they had previously collated and conducted further statistical analysis, investigating the impact of attending co-educational or single sex schools on the prevalence of gender stereotyping.
They also aim to gather further resources online which can be used by teachers and parents to help combat gender stereotyping.
In January 2020, Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan took home the top prize in the BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition with their project titled: “A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds and the development of an initiative to combat gender bias”.
Following this success, Cormac and Alan represented Ireland in the virtual European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2020, competing against 39 countries across Europe and the world, where they also secured the first prize.
Since winning BTYSTE/ EUCYS, Alan and Cormac have continued to develop their project with a particular focus on raising awareness of this very important topic in different sectors. They have taken part in numerous interviews on TV, radio and newspapers, spoke at the Irish Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality as well as making presentations at third level institutes such as UCC and MTU.
They also took part in Accenture’s Celebration of International Women’s Day, the Work Equal Campaign and Future Human 2020. In addition, they visited numerous industries in the field of Technology and Pharmaceutical.
In addition with adding to the narrative surrounding gender stereotyping, Cormac and Alan have utilised the data they had previously collated and conducted further statistical analysis, investigating the impact of attending co-educational or single sex schools on the prevalence of gender stereotyping.
They also aim to gather further resources online which can be used by teachers and parents to help combat gender stereotyping. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
