Previously, I described the amazingly clueless video put out by the European Commission called, “Science, It’s a Girl Thing!”, which included an inordinate number of sexist stereotypes to paradoxically attract girls to science (go here to see that video and my commentary).  Not surprisingly, it drew howls from women in science and prompted a rash of parodies and satirical commentary from the blogosphere.  Subsequently, The European Science Foundation sponsored a contest, inviting entrants to submit a one-minute video aimed at the “It’s a Girl Thing” mission to attract more females to consider a career in science.

The winners were just announced at the European Gender Summit.  Notice that the top winning entry used the electronic whiteboard approach, which I talked about earlier and did a tutorial on, to convey its message.  Congratulations to all the winners and kudos to all the entrants!

I’ve installed the winning entries below.  Go here to see all the other entries.

Winning Videos Selected by the Jury Panel:

Science, it’s your thing!, Stéphane Debove, Country: France

#Science It’s Your Thing, Imogen & Freya Wadlow, Country: Australia

Winning Video Selected by Popular Vote:

The Future Belongs to Us Michelle Goffreda Country: United States