With the mystery series File X – The scary cases of the FBI have grown up. We follow in a total of 202 episodes Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) In mysterious criminal cases that combine elements from the science fiction, fantasy and horror genre. The series has probably made a special impression on young women.
Because of Agent Scully, many young women have become scientists
The so -called STEM subject (Math, computer science, natural sciences and technology) are still strongly dominated by men. The women who still choose one of these professions seem to have one thing in common: they were inspired by one and the same woman:
I asked my class, that was probably in 1999 whether someone was influenced by file X. Two thirds of the hands went up.
This told Anne Simon, the scientific advisor to the series, in 2016 to Smithsonian Magazine. Gillian Anderson himself also reports Spookyvere about her experiences with fans:
We got letters constantly, and I was often told by girls who wanted to go into the world of medicine, science, the FBI or other worlds that I have dominated that they would practice these professions for scully. And I said: ‘Yay!’ The “scully effect” was scientifically proven
The Geena Davis Institute checked the 2018 phenomenon for its truth content. In fact, it could be proven that 63 percent of women who know Agent Scully, Start a MINT career with higher self-confidence. If a woman is a file X fan, the likelihood that she has worked in a MINT area is 50 percent higher than others.
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The study thus impressively demonstrates the importance of representation in pop culture. Women in scientific roles are no longer such a rarity as in times of file X. But that’s why protagonists like Scully are no less relevant. The Breaking of male -shaped role models Has real consequences that still shape life and career decades later.
Agent Scully remains in the memory as a pioneer
Even if the mood on the set was not always rosy, file X remains as a legendary piece of television history in memory. Especially in the 1990s, in which scientists were mostly depicted as older white men in long coats, Gillian Anderson stands out positively.
She brought new momentum for the scientific image: In the study discussed, the women surveyed describe Scully as “Smart”, “intelligent” and “strong”. To date, they describe a full 91 percent as a model. This continues the series’s strong memory in countless real careers.