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Originally Posted by Siri
Elementary and middle (and high, and post-secondary) schools, at least the ones I went to, are filled with girls/women--and men--that say 'I wanted to do that, but it just wasn't ok'. IMHO, that's what needs to change.
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Yup.
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Originally Posted by Siri
Here I have to disagree with you. Of course, as in anything, there are some girls that love STEM (the board is full of them) and some guys that hate it. But whether there's a quantitative gender gap in STEM? Statistically, there's no doubt there is.
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Absolutely. The question is whether or not that matters. There are those who will cry that of course it matters, and they have a host of reasons why they will say so. To me, if any given person does/does not go into STEM because they are pursuing a passion that does/does not coincide with STEM -- for whatever reason -- that's totally fine. The problem is, IMO, people who choose to chase no passion, or at least not insofar as it requires hard work and dedication.
The trick is showing kids that STEM is at least a possibility, and give them the opportunity to develop a passion for it if they choose to do so, regardless of physiology.