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The "involved in STEM" can also go too far. For example more than half the bachelor degrees in biology are earned by women these days[1], which is nice. But wh
by rndgermandude 10y ago
The "involved in STEM" can also go too far.
For example more than half the bachelor degrees in biology are earned by women these days[1], which is nice.
But why do we still need special girls/women events to promote biology to women, when in fact we should promote biology to all?
Also, where are the programs to get boys interested in education or psychology, both of which are over three quarters female? This simply does not happen, at least not at scale, because the idea that it is women and women alone who must be "interested" in various things is too prevalent at the moment, for the right reasons but the wrong outcomes, if you ask me.
[1] http://www.randalolson.com/2014/06/14/percentage-of-bachelors-degrees-conferred-to-women-by-major-1970-2012/ http://www.randalolson.com/2014/06/14/percentage-of-bachelor...