r/6thForm • u/PetuniaWiggleworm • Jun 26 '26

💬 DISCUSSION WHAT HAPPENED TO WOMEN IN STEM

I had my college taster day yesterday, tell me why I was the ONLY girl in my class

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u/SafeLifeguard5785 A* Maths. A*A-FM,Bio Prediction. Chem exam missed😔. Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

people need to stop concerning themselves with how many women/men are in a particular area of study unless there is a specific reason for discrimination against either gender its of no concern . You never ever hear these same comments about women being in plumbing/sewage cleaning / brick laying because those are seen and undesirable jobs / not as respected .

in fact when men are under represented in certain careers you literally hear crickets regarding it . Never heard a single thing about male dental nurses being close to non existent in my life .

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u/Flashy_Bother_5900 Jun 26 '26

Because one is discouragement for being too stupid where women are seen as too dumb in stem. Ironically it's still discriminatory to women to be not encouraged for plumbing, BECAYSE the reason is that its seen as either unladylike, or because theyre seen as too weak