Iranian Women Graduate in Stem 3× the Rate of U.S. Women and Has 5× More PhDs
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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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#5I 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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#7>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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#8For the record, it’s often the case that women to into STEM in countries like Iran and Russia because they are denied opportunity elsewhere.
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#9>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?
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.
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#10Once liberated this economy is going to roar