Discussion on All-Girl events

[Hitchhiker 42]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

Major Premise: All humans breathe air.
Minor Premise: My dog breathes air.
Conclusion: My dog is a human.


Some logic may not be as sound as you think. Remember, all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.

That said, boys are already promoted in STEM through our general societal expectations, while girls are not. So if we're going to change the culture and grow STEM, catering to girls on occasion is one very valid way of doing it.

Not to get into semantics, but I think what was meant was:

Major Premise: All humans breathe air.
Minor Premise: I am a human.
Conclusion: I breathe air.

Beyond that, the second logic exercise was perfectly sound.

I personally think that it is fine for this event to take place. However, we should be promoting not only female leadership in STEM careers, but also female leadership interaction with males in STEM. While I'm not sure how it is best to do this, I'm certain that it'd be more beneficial to cater to female leadership interactions.