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Iranian Women Graduate in Stem 3× the Rate of U.S. Women and Has 5× More PhDs

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>Data showing Iranian women outperforming American women in STEM by a factor of nearly three doesn’t support that case, so it doesn’t get reported.

I thought the standard explanation for this was that in patriarchal societies women get "hard" degrees because that's their only way out of being oppressed as a housewife, and in more egalitarian societies women pursue what they like?

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>Data showing Iranian women outperforming American women in STEM by a factor of nearly three doesn’t support that case, so it doesn’t get reported. I thought the standard explanation for this was that in patriarchal societies women get "hard" degrees because that's their only way out of being oppressed as a housewife, and in more egalitarian societies women pursue what they like?

Not sure its a standard explanation, but i recall reading a couple of research articles about that topic.

Re: Iranian Women Graduate in Stem 3× the Rate of U.S. Women and Has 5× More PhDs

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This is a pro-Communist, anti-Israel propaganda site which publishes articles such as, “Report: North Korea Is Now Beating America in Healthcare, Education, Housing, and Transportation” etc.

For the record, it’s often the case that women to into STEM in countries like Iran and Russia because they are denied opportunity elsewhere.

Re: Iranian Women Graduate in Stem 3× the Rate of U.S. Women and Has 5× More PhDs

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>Data showing Iranian women outperforming American women in STEM by a factor of nearly three doesn’t support that case, so it doesn’t get reported. I thought the standard explanation for this was that in patriarchal societies women get "hard" degrees because that's their only way out of being oppressed as a housewife, and in more egalitarian societies women pursue what they like?

That was my thought as well, but all I know is hearsay.

It doesn't have to be one or the other, either. Whether women excel in science and medicine is not the sole indicator of their status in society.

Re: Iranian Women Graduate in Stem 3× the Rate of U.S. Women and Has 5× More PhDs

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Once liberated this economy is going to roar

If you think the US has an interest in either Iran OR Iraq being dominant in the region without, at BEST, being completely subservient to the US, you may want to review how you think this will turn out.
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