RE: A rant on gender stereotypes
December 30, 2014 at 5:09 pm
(This post was last modified: December 30, 2014 at 5:11 pm by Alex K.)
(December 30, 2014 at 5:04 pm)Natachan Wrote: IIRC those studies were inconclusive. It was hard to tell if that preference was influenced by parents or not. I'll have to look it up.
The mechanic stereotype does confuse me. Why is it unfeminine? This is crafting, which is usually either gender neutral or a feminine task. Weavers and potters are often women. So why is this different? Why is math and engineering seen as unfeminine?
I've noticed there are a lot of Italian women in my field of physics (more so than in Germany, say), and upon asking I've been told two things: firstly, in Italy maths is seen more as something akin to philosophy, and as such suitable for women, and secondly, academia jobs in Italy are not that well paid, therefore lower in social status and thus automatically more open to women. Make of that what you will...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
