It’s true women don’t like fracking. I want to change that | Averil Macdonald

I was criticised for my comments saying women react differently to men because of their understanding of science. Here's what we should do

I have spent my career communicating to people about the importance and excitement of science in their daily lives and hopefully inspiring younger people, particularly girls, to study and build careers in science and technology. It is vital for our country's continued economic health that we maintain and grow the science base, and women have had and will have increasingly a bigger role to play in that.

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