• dreadgoat@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    social pressure

    women and girls are actively discouraged from engaging in math & science by:
    teachers (dont sweat it honey, you’ll make a smart man very happy with those looks)
    men (i dont want to be with a smarter woman because it makes me feel inferior)
    women (ew who wants a dorky nerd girl, borinnnng)

    you get all that in math class as a 12-year old girl and yeah you start to associate math with unhappiness

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      7 months ago

      Plus “math skills” is one of those areas where stereotypes and self-fulfilling prophesies have incredibly influential power.

      Math is difficult for everyone, and emotional factors like, “having the confidence of yourself and your peers” are important in making it through difficulty.

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        The only difference between bigotry and compassion is attribution of cause.

        Women are usually worse at math and science than men. Absolutely true fact. But why?

        See also: Racial minorities being poorer, worse educated, and more inclined to steal. It’s true! Now tell me why it’s true. Trans people have higher rates of mental illness, self-harm, and suicide. No argument that this is true, it’s rampant. But why is it true?