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What is the mix of men and women in your physics classes at uni?
I am right to expect a sausage-fest?
I am right to expect a sausage-fest?
Defennder said:Expect men to overwhelmingly outnumber females. The male-female ratio is even worse for computer science.
streeters said:lol I might take french as an elective instead then.
xfoo said:How do you come up with a 10:1 ratio when there are only 4 people in the class?
loop quantum gravity said:Women can ruin your grades!
Defennder said:Expect men to overwhelmingly outnumber females. The male-female ratio is even worse for computer science.
You are reading too literally into my words here. "Worse" in this context doesn't imply that it is bad or undesirable in any way. What would the vast majority of people here have thought if I had said "even better" instead? That I dislike the idea of females in the sciences?Phrak said:why do you say worse rather than better. what's your problem?
You all blow me away. It's like peeling an onion and finding nothing to peel.
streeters said:But they're so much fun!
Ok, when I started this thread I wasn't expecting people to start talking about the Evils of Woman, let alone the Weaknesses of Man. I'd like to think most of us are not the Nerds people expect us to be (by that I mean we do have social skills that don't need a keyboard).
Interesting to see how other people function though.
Andy Resnick said:I agree with Phrak- there's something vaguely distateful about this thread.
Could you possibly support this with an educated explanation of why this might be so?tim_lou said:My hypothesis is that a lot more men than women are willing to make that sacrifice.
Mentallic said:My high school physics class consists of 10 boys to each girl (sounds awfully like a horrific gang-rape) and my chemistry class is about 1:1.
I've noticed this elsewhere too, including the stats obtained from this thread. Is it something about physics that women avoid?
Defennder said:You are reading too literally into my words here. "Worse" in this context doesn't imply that it is bad or undesirable in any way. What would the vast majority of people here have thought if I had said "even better" instead? That I dislike the idea of females in the sciences?
I had thought my intended meaning was obvious enough as it is.
Mentallic said:Could you possibly support this with an educated explanation of why this might be so?
tim_lou said:Not really. It's just sort of a hunch I have. I just feel that women tend to have better social skills; therefore they must put more time in it, and so that it must be more important to them.
loop quantum gravity said:I think it's better that there's a small percentage of women in maths and physics advanced classes, cause then as someone here already said your attention is pointed to the material not to the women there.
Women can ruin your grades!
But then again, these are women and the grades are just numbers, and pointless numbers at that.
I remember in my first class in analysis on manifolds this past year there was one female student in class, and I remember that my attention was divided between looking at her and writing the notes from the lectruer (who wasn't female, ofcourse).
Luckily for me she didn't continue to take this class. (-:
Maths and women don't go together!
Well they can, but for men they can't.
The mix of men and women in physics classes can have a significant impact on the learning environment. Having a diverse group of students can bring different perspectives and ideas to discussions and problem-solving, making the learning experience more dynamic and engaging. Additionally, research has shown that having a balanced mix of genders can help reduce gender biases and stereotypes in the classroom.
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There are several ways to encourage more women to pursue physics and join physics classes. One approach is to provide role models and mentorship opportunities for young women interested in the subject. Schools and universities can also implement outreach programs to introduce physics to girls at a younger age and promote a positive attitude towards the subject. Additionally, addressing and eliminating gender biases and stereotypes in the field can help create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for women in physics.
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