It was touched on that educators could be part of the problem. I was reading a study that says in grades seven through twelve, in the maths and sciences, teachers were eight times more inclined to call on the boys in class than the girls. That gets very discouraging. Is there something we could introduce in our education system, not unlike civics classes, and get everyone exposed? We know gender stereotyping occurs very early in life. There are many things that impact that, not just education, but home life, cultural background. Is that something we could look at long term? I know it's not immediate, but there has to be a bit of a cultural change I think here.
On March 17th, 2010. See this statement in context.