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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since we crossed the streams with the AA thread ....

[b]Why getting into elite colleges is harder for women[/b]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/30/achieving-perfect-gender-balance-on-campus-isnt-that-important-ending-private-colleges-affirmative-action-for-men-is/?utm_term=.26ad36b387f4

They've mistitled it though, since it's actually a quota system, not AA.

PP, you should also note that women don't enter fields just because of high interest .. or at least interest doesn't stop them from leaving when their chosen field is hostile to them.  Women have been saying this over and over until we're blue in the face but you're still not listening.  Women are abandoning interest in STEM from elementary school on up.  It's those of us who have the right encouragement or are just too dang stubborn (or, more likely, both) who remain.  And we still regularly abandon companies when they become hostile.

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Women who have high interest in these subjects will be more likely to succeed in them despite social pressure.  The same is true for men, though they face far less challenges when it comes to that.  When I was in school, the students who already had spent lots of time as HAMs, programmed for fun and the like were much more passionate about the subject matter than those who lacked those interests. It certainly gave them an advantage in school.

I don't recommend anyone study STEM unless they are really passionate about it.[/quote]

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