The Green Party's equalities spokesperson Sarah Cope has called on the Science Museum to remove an interactive exhibit called 'what sex is your brain' which represents 'male' and 'female' brains in blue and pink respectively, saying it 'reinforces outdated gender stereotypes.'
Her call comes after an image of the 'test' was circulated on social media, prompting outrage from Twitter users.
Cope said:
“It’s really disappointing to see the Science Museum reinforcing outdated gender stereotypes in this way.
“The idea of gendered brains is dubious science at best, and this kind of sexism - telling girls at a young age that they have feminine brains - is part of the reason why boys still dominate STEM subjects and less than 10% of engineers in the UK are women.
“The Science Museum can and must do better - and should take down this exhibit immediately.”