Mix of men and women in physics classes

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The discussion centers on the gender ratios in university physics and computer science classes, highlighting a significant male predominance. Participants report ratios ranging from 2:1 to 10:1 in favor of males, particularly in advanced courses. The conversation also touches on the social dynamics and perceived distractions caused by the presence of female students, with some expressing that fewer women in these fields may enhance focus on academic material. The lack of female faculty members further emphasizes the gender disparity in these disciplines.

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  • #31
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.

If you're in an advanced math course of any kind and doing fine, you obviously have an excellent attention span, and enough self control and responsibility in general to do everything you have to to make it into university. You have all the mental faculties you need to ignore the girl and focus on your studies. Playing the guy card and saying it's too hard is at least as bad as girls who want to be treated as an equal until there is something to pay for and then play the girl card. Sexism is fun when it benefits you! Not.
 

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