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> The penchant for math is probably randomly distributed between men and women. Source? > But all that is overshadowed by the fact that culturally and >
by rimliu 9y ago
> The penchant for math is probably randomly distributed
between men and women.
Source?
> But all that is overshadowed by the fact that culturally and
> societally women are heavily discouraged from entering and succeeding
> in fields like math.
Source?
> This begins right from childhood, where an abacus may make a good toy for a boy,
> while the appropriate toy for a girl would be a mini kitchen set.
This is often repeated, but I doubt that's true.
- Chris2048 9y ago> Source? You mis-quoted; the original comment said: > If you accept the idea that a penchant.. which was a response to: > why is it shocking? i.e. It answers the question, "Why might [someone] find this shocking?" - Note that user 'Hasz' was not the user that found it shocking.