http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2008/07/24/no-gender-gap-in-mathematics/ Ramblings of a Christian Mathematician and Bioinformaticist Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:34:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2008/07/24/no-gender-gap-in-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-93994 Robert Talbert Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:51:11 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2008/07/24/no-gender-gap-in-mathematics/#comment-93994 I keep wondering about this supposed gender gap (which I guess no longer exists). When I was growing up, my oldest sister was in the top of her high school class in math and science, and then was at the top of her electrical engineering class in college. Most of the better math majors I was around in college were female. And then in grad school, in any given year at least half the grad students in the math department with me were female and they were ALL better mathematicians than I was. I've never had this sense that girls were being discouraged from studying math and science. Perhaps I jsut had a really atypical upbringing. I keep wondering about this supposed gender gap (which I guess no longer exists). When I was growing up, my oldest sister was in the top of her high school class in math and science, and then was at the top of her electrical engineering class in college. Most of the better math majors I was around in college were female. And then in grad school, in any given year at least half the grad students in the math department with me were female and they were ALL better mathematicians than I was. I’ve never had this sense that girls were being discouraged from studying math and science. Perhaps I jsut had a really atypical upbringing.

]]> http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2008/07/24/no-gender-gap-in-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-93741 GranddadDY Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:25:00 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2008/07/24/no-gender-gap-in-mathematics/#comment-93741 When I was a boy (a long time ago in a far away land), girls were encouraged to NOT take math and science courses, but to devote themselves to classes appropriate for women: home economics, typing, shorthand, and nursing. When I was a boy (a long time ago in a far away land), girls were encouraged to NOT take math and science courses, but to devote themselves to classes appropriate for women: home economics, typing, shorthand, and nursing.

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