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On March 6, she is holding a virtual book launch for the latest in her Awkward and Awesome series, Science Girl. At the launch Ford will read from and discuss the book and take questions from viewers.
Watching B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie HenryB次元官网网址檚 regular COVID-19 updates made the Nanaimo-based author think about women in the sciences. She said she was interested to learn that women are underrepresented in the field, citing United Nations data that less than 30 per cent of those employed in science and technology are women.
Ford hopes to address that discrepancy through her book, as it encourages little girls to develop an interest in the sciences at a young age.
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Science Girl comes out March 8, International WomenB次元官网网址檚 Day. It is available at .
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