‘STEM’ stems from stupidity - it’s a made up, politically motivated word.
It’s the science of cherry picking, the engineering of half truths, and the bending and contorting of maths.
No. Women are not underrepresented in STEM education - but the truth, in how we talk about it, certainly is.
#egalitarian #TTMstem
Sources:
The official definition of STEM, pg 10 https://tinyurl.com/56xrzr3f
Womeninstem.co.uk stats: https://tinyurl.com/sycbvnbf
HESA STEM Statistics: https://tinyurl.com/u4z3zanh
UCAS Admissions by gender https://tinyurl.com/nvnp5w84
Women outnumber men in 112 or 180 degree subjects (The Guardian): https://tinyurl.com/4nnhp4hn
Boys behind girls for three decades (BBC) https://tinyurl.com/3wrntrfu
Boys twice as likely to be behind (BBC) https://tinyurl.com/2ycj92h9
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