tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post3324202440126851909..comments2023-09-21T16:17:51.838+05:30Comments on Law and Other Things: Culture, Gender and MathAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348738084817273397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-72668003902276539052008-06-21T10:18:00.000+05:302008-06-21T10:18:00.000+05:30Proof of the matter is in pudding.In the recent cl...Proof of the matter is in pudding.In the recent class 10 as well as 12 board exams in tamilnadu, the girls came in top in almost in the ratio of 2:1. Now in the JEE exams for IIT, there were only 5 girls. They seem to prefer doctors as profession. They just donot like to pit their mathematical skills. this can be seen with regard to chess , a game which requires mathematical and Logical skills.Except Humpy and Polgar, the women are comfortable with their own tournament.They just donot want to compete in open.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774636105865916484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-83076395621760380802008-06-04T16:11:00.000+05:302008-06-04T16:11:00.000+05:30This is surprising, pleasantly so.This is surprising, pleasantly so.How do we knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763488475931737293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-8329130908838364162008-05-31T14:28:00.000+05:302008-05-31T14:28:00.000+05:30"Evidence at the time however seemed to favor his ..."Evidence at the time however seemed to favor his views – studies had consistently shown a superiority of boys in spatial learning and girls in verbal skills."<BR/><BR/>Even then studies that questioned his views were cited to refute him.I cant give links or references off hand now.<BR/>I did deal with this issue and that of women and their under-representation in time since the<BR/>days of Hypatia, in an article written in tamil. <BR/>It is available at<BR/>http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=20509162&format=print<BR/>http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=20509231&format=print<BR/>in two parts.The encoding is<BR/>unicode.ரவி ஸ்ரீநிவாஸ்https://www.blogger.com/profile/10176389904737294055noreply@blogger.com