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    The Guardian: It’s True Women Don’t Like Fracking. I Want to Change That

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Summary

Averil MacDonald, the scientist who's been criticised for saying women don't understand fracking, explains her viewpoint & why she wants to change women's minds

by: Erica Mills

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The Guardian: It’s True Women Don’t Like Fracking. I Want to Change That

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.

So it’s ironic that I have been criticised for saying that women react differently to men when it comes to fracking. 

Read the full article HERE.