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| Topic | University lowers entry score for female applicants in male-dominated courses |
| ClockworkHare 09/04/19 5:28:35 AM #46: | scar the 1 posted... ClockworkHare posted...Which is ironically sexist towards women by implying they're incapable of achieving equal scores on their own merit. Yes. If the issue is sexism in STEM fields, that can be more effectively addressed without tampering with testing standards at all. There is simply no need for that and it's counter-productive implementing it because it suggests women are innately inferior applicants in need of assistance in order to keep up with male counterparts. That will embolden sexist attitudes toward them because of the implication that they had it OBJECTIVELY easier compared to peers who did not. That sets a poor precedent. This unnecessary tactic doesn't really do anything to alleviate sexism present in STEM fields. You could argue that "lowering testing standards encourages more women to pursue STEM, which will naturally discourage sexism in the fields", but you can also do that by just applying better marketing to women in general...minus lowering the standard. Nothing says women can keep up with men better than actually proving it with equal standards. If the primary issue is women refusing to enter or dropping out of STEM due to environmental sexism, lowering the standards for them won't stop the root problem. They will still continue to quit. Applying institutionalized sexism towards men (by giving women easier testing standards) won't help it either...it will make it worse. --- Bite me like one of your French rolls. https://i.imgtc.com/k1IlqEz.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/p1ooHhw.png ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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