Statement on International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022 by Lucy Gildea, Chief Innovation Officer of Mary Kay Inc.

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Below is a statement by Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Innovation Officer, Product and Science of Mary Kay Inc., on International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022. In a landmark study conducted between 1966 and 1977, nearly 5,000 children were asked to draw a scientist. Of those drawings, a mere 0.6% depicted female scientists. Similar, more recent studies have shown improvement, with 28% of modern-day children drawing female scientists when given the same task. It’s prog