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Disney TV show to inspire girls for a career in science
Disney, along with Google and NASA, is working on a new TV show that will inspire young girls to pursue a career in science and technology. According to a Washington Post report, kids\' TV channel Disney Junior approached Google and the US space agency for the new science series named \"Miles from Tomorrowland\".
Washington: Disney, along with Google and NASA, is working on a new TV show that will inspire young girls to pursue a career in science and technology. According to a Washington Post report, kids' TV channel Disney Junior approached Google and the US space agency for the new science series named "Miles from Tomorrowland".
It is about a space adventure-seeking boy named Miles Callisto, his smart sister Loretta who codes and mother Phoebe who drives the family spaceship. Loretta uses computer code to solve problems that the family encounters during their adventures in space.
The character is inspired by female NASA astronaut Yvonne D. Cagle. The show can help get girls interested in the sciences at an early age. According to a 2014 study by Google, media can play a huge factor in girls' decisions to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
Google's research showed a direct link between the scarcity of women in science featured in the media and the low rate of girls pursuing science, technology, engineering and math careers. The percentage of women entering into computer science studies declined from 37 per cent in 1984 to 18 per cent globally in 2009.
