Discovery Channel Netherlands: Not for women!

[asterroc]

Found via hrafn, the URL says it all.

http://contexts.org/socimages/2009/12/08/the-discovery-channel-not-for-womens-eyes/

Like I said in another recent post, there's reasons I don't usually reveal my gender in a science context, and now the Discovery Channel has joined those reasons.

(Edited to the correct name of the channel: Discovery Channel. Not to be confused with Discover Magazine.)

Comments

[fireaphid.livejournal.com]

I started hating the Discovery Channel for sexism after finding out about their spin-off, the Learning Channel, which is much more blatant with the content of every single show. Actually, I think that's how I first found out about sexism as a kid, watching one of the reality shows where kids compete against each other in doing things like redecorating a room, because they always split up the boys and girls, taught the boys how to make things look good and the girls how to build sturdy things, and the themes of the rooms were so stereotypical. Anyway, this doesn't surprise me at all!

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

FWIW I personally feel that children are so indoctrinated to gender stereotypes that most programs teaching children to bridge the stereotypes can only do good. For example, I support efforts to teach middle school girls more math, science, technology, and engineering, since studies show that in middle school most girls "turn off" to the STEM disciplines.