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Re: Making STEM a better place for women

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Originally Posted by carpedav000 View Post
One possible solution would be to have mentors sit in areas where a female student could potentially be bothered by male student[s].

Example:
There is a group of male students sitting around a female student. If there is a mentor sitting with them, they will be less encouraged to do anything wierd.
Being a female student who usually prefers to hang out in large groups of guys rather than girls, I disagree with this idea. I occasionally already feel somewhat different than most of my friends because of societal gender segregation, and this would only make things worse if my friends were watched every time I hung out with them just because I am a girl. That being said, people (including other students) should look out for odd behavior because it does sometimes happen.
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