Women changing stereotypes of math and science
April 2, 2012 at 2:45 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Korey Southerland couldn’t believe it when she heard why some of her female classmates at UND were dropping out of fields of study already short on women. “A few of my friends said, ‘Well, girls just aren’t good at math,’” she recalled. Yet she understood their self-doubt, having been there herself in middle school and high school. Growing up, she said, she wasn’t good in school, and, yes, she wasn’t good at math. She channeled her frustration into organizing the first Women in Science organization at UND to support and encourage women to pursue careers in math and science. Continue Reading
I just recently heard something about some experiment where they segregated a bunch of female students into either their own classes or maybe it was in more of a think tank setting…..And had another group that was male and female mixed. The segregated group appeared to get more creative and take more chances than the women in the mixed group. The thought was that they had more confidence competing against other women than men. It makes sense when you consider the mores many are brought up around. Like it’s expected for men to be more of a natural at some things and women at others. So if women can get beyond that crap then there’s no damn reason they can’t do circles around a lot of guys in math and science.
In the office of the trucking company where I work I’ve generally said that you have a bunch of male desk jockeys who act like they know what their doing….And women desk jockeys who do know what they’re doing….
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