© ASTRON + Girlsday-Girls 2014
The chat session involved chatting (via Skype) with a professional female astronomer. All questions were allowed; from work to hobbies to even more personal details. Part of the assignment was to draw their findings onto an A3-paper. Working in pairs, they produced some magnificent artwork showing the astronomer, her work and many aspects of her personal life. This exercise connects the image of a female astronomer to the personal world of the students.
Many thanks to all the Girlsday-Girls, and the female astronomers who volunteered to answer all the girl's questions, to make this event so very successful! All drawings have been sent to the relevant astronomer as a reminder of this event.
More information about Girlsday in the Netherlands can be found at http://www.girlsday.nl