A recent article in the Voices section of Scientific American by Josie Glausiusz on March 20, 2018 addresses the stereotype that elderly women are incapable of understanding scientific and technical topics.
For the complete article go to: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/elderly-woman-is-not-a-synonym-for-clueless-person/
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