The evidence speaks for itself.
My first public outing as a miosgynist happened in the comments section to this Chicago Maroon article, where one commenter astutely observed:
Ms. Pillsbury, thank you for the insightful article. I completely disagree with the comments made by the above, Mr. Vipul Naik, and frankly take offense to them.
The issue is clearly that there are not enough (or, sadly, any)female mentors for women wishing to pursue and academic career in mathematics. I’m not exactly certain what Mr. Naik is getting at by saying that a plausible explanation for gender imbalance is the “fact that the women entering the courses were on average not as mathematically capable as the men entering the courses,” but the quip seems like some what of a Larry Summers-esque low blow. While you may believe that women rising in the field today suffer from crippling “psychological inhibitions learning from others of the opposite gender,” the real conflict they must contend with is incompetent, bumbling male professors like YOU sir who have trouble teaching to the opposite sex.
Previous research focused on class engagement as it relates to gender has shown us that male students are more likely to actively engage in class, regardless of whether or not they understand the material and/or have something substantive to contribute while female students are more likely to be more reserved until they are confident they can contribute positively to the classroom environment. Professors must be aware of these generalized tenancies, and stop calling on the boy that raises his hand a million times while shifting their attention to the girls in the room who may be formulating their ideas in the same manner, yet just not as vocally.As educators, it is your job to TEACH and ensure that each of your pupils gets the attention they deserve and that is necessary for them to flourish. The larger question must be then, why are we not more alarmed that these male professors have yet to be held accountable for all the careers of mathematically inclined women they have squashed?
Other places where I’ve expressed my misogyny:
- my recent post on misogyny and conspicuous outrage, where I outed myself as a denier of female franchise.
- Women in STEM fields, where I outed myself as an opponent of women in science, technology, and mathematics.
- This comment, where I expressed the view that women are just dumb users and can never be actual creators of stuff.
