Discussion on All-Girl events

[Liam Fay]

Originally Posted by Drake Vargas

My theory, is that the two sexes have different preferences, ingrained in us biologically and enforced through societal norms. A portion of the population feels that this "status quo" is wrong. To them, unless a field is split 50/50 it is unfair. Here is where the hypocrisy comes in. The majority of the people with this point of view are women arguing that men-heavy fields are the most unfair. The truth is, the reality that most feminists want isn't the reality that most women, on the whole, actually want. When every option is available to women (UC's have a sex split of 50-50), they tend to not choose engineering. Biological differences explain why women enjoy becoming psychologists, and why men enjoy becoming engineers.

There is a difference between wanting a 50/50 split and not wanting a 92/8 split.

Second of all, if women truly aren't that interested in STEM, then why are events like IndyRAGE and Girls' Generation (1540's off-season of a similar vein) so popular? Do you think it's their mentors forcing all of these girls to go? Or is it because they are genuinely interested and have a passion for STEM?