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First trans girl from BCS in National Women's Mathematics Olympiad, Los Cabos pride March June 17
First trans girl from BCS in National Women's Mathematics Olympiad
Los Cabos pride March June 17
La Paz, Baja California Sur (BCS). En el marco del Día del Estudiante, que en México se conmemora el 23 de mayo, se dio a conocer que una alumna de
nivel medio superior será la primera chica trans que participará en la Olimpiada Femenil Nacional de Matemáticas, representando a Baja California
Sur.
La noticia la dio a conocer el Secretario de Gobernación, Homero Davis, informando Rebecca Delgado estará en el evento se llevará a cabo en
Oaxtepec, Morelos del 8 al 15 de junio.
Por otro lado, cabe mencionar que el próximo mes de junio se llevará a cabo la marcha de orgullo, en Los Cabos se realizará el día 17, habrá
varios eventos y se contará con la presencia de Valentina, una drag queen estadounidense de ascendencia mexicana que formó parte del programa
RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Esta marcha saldrá a las 19:00 horas del Pabellón Cultural de la República y tendrá como nombre “Marchemos JunTrans”, esto para visibilizar la
lucha de las personas transgénero.
También destaca que, en el malecón de La Paz, el pasado 17 de mayo un grupo de personas se reunió para conmemorar el Día Internacional contra la
Homofobia y Transfobia, abogaron por cambios en las leyes del estado ante los casos de acoso, tortura e incluso asesinato contra miembros de la
comunidad LGBTTTIQ+.
https://www.bcsnoticias.mx/primera-chica-trans-en-bcs-partic...
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Support this 1000%.
When this happens in sports it's another story.
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Why are there different math olympiads for men and women?
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That's a good question. Plenty of math competitions for kids aren't gender-separated, but there is stereotyping when it comes to certain subjects,
like boys are better at math and science and girls are better at English or whatever. That stereotyping can be intimidating and students have been
shown to actually perform better when competing in groups of their own gender.
Here's an interesting post I ran across on the subject:
"I graduated in applied math (I was the only woman in most of my classes) and for my senior project, I did a study on how middle school girls acted in
a math classroom with boys there and without boys there. I noticed there were several girls who would answer questions, whether or not they had the
right answer, in the all-girls class who would not answer questions when in the co-ed class. When I talked to them about it and asked them why, most
of them responded that they felt intimidated by the boys' presence and did not want to answer the question wrong in front of them."
Of course, it would be better if those factors didn't exist, because of course a girl can be a math genious just as a boy can.
Another thing I once read is that while boys generally outperform girls in math, it doesn't necessarily have to do with ability, but with interest,
and at what point in the education level concepts are introduced. The study I read said that math curriculum is geared to when boys are ready to
absorb those concepts, because of the underlying stereotyping that boys will go into math-related professions and girls won't.
Girls were, in fact, found to be intellectually ready to start learning algebra about two or three grade levels before algebra is introduced. By the
time algebra is normally taught, the girls were more interested in make-up and fashion and reading love stories than math. The optimum time for them
to develop an interest in advanced math concepts had passed.
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Good question. This does surprise me also.
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Quote: Originally posted by surabi  | | That's a good question. Plenty of math competitions for kids aren't gender-separated, but there is stereotyping when it comes to certain subjects,
like boys are better at math and science and girls are better at English or whatever. |
Is it stereo typing or is it just natural that most nerdy boys like math/science more than girls?
My daughter is on her 5th level of physics and 4th level of calculus in her Astrophysics program. It blows my mind. Only about 10-15% girls in her
classes.
That said, men do a lot of hard physical labor that I'm sure a lot of women would not enjoy doing. But they have the opportunity to do it if they
want to!
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | | Quote: Originally posted by surabi | | That's a good question. Plenty of math competitions for kids aren't gender-separated, but there is stereotyping when it comes to certain subjects,
like boys are better at math and science and girls are better at English or whatever. |
Is it stereo typing or is it just natural that most nerdy boys like math/science more than girls?
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That's not what studies on this subject bear out. And that "nerdy" boys are more attracted to math and science but nerdy girls aren't, is also a
stereotype.
What a child develops an interest in has a lot to with what they are exposed to, often before they are even of school age, and if the people around
them are observant as to what the child gravitates to and provides them with learning and play materials that speak to that. Also important to provide
them with a wide range of activities to choose from because you don't know what they might possibly be fascinated with and have a natural aptitude
for.
I have a friend who is a lot younger than me who I first got to know as my babysitter. She was 19 at the time and had grown up in a remote logging
town on the west coast of Vancouver Island. It's a beautiful area and she had a great childhood being outdoors in the woods a lot, swimming in the
lakes, rivers and ocean, but it was a cultural wasteland. When she first started babysitting for me, she was amazed at all the artwork my kids did,
all the art materials they had, all the books. She thought that art was just a class you could take at school, the only art materials she had as a
child were some crayons and coloring books, and said the only reading material in her house when she was growing up were logging magazines and the
Bible.
Another friend's son once took apart her alarm clock when he was about 5 years old. Instead of getting mad, she went to the second hand store and
bought him a bunch of old alarm clocks, working or not, and he would spend hours dismantling them and then figuring out how to to put back together
again, which he eventually got good at.
My kids' dad was a carpenter and my middle daughter was really into learning carpentry and is quite skilled at it. Had her dad worked in an office,
she might never have picked up a hammer except to hang a picture on the wall.
Getting back to the nerdy kids- many of them are on the autism spectrum, which is why they are socially inept, don't "get" fashion or what is "cool",
can't pick up on social cues, facial expressions, etc. and therefore have a poor grasp of what is appropriate behavior in social settings. They do
tend to gravitate towards subjects which are solitary pursuits, like math and computer science, not because they necessarily excel in those subjects,
although many do, but because they are uncomfortable with and not good at social interaction. They prefer working on things alone. It's also why they
usually aren't into sports- it's not that they can't throw a ball, or run as fast as the next kid, it's that being part of a team isn't something
that's interesting or fun for them- it's stressful. They are often uncomfortable with being touched, so any sport like soccer, football or hockey,
where there is physical contact can be really unpleasant for them. If they have a lot of physical energy, they will play on the monkey bars or run or
ride their bike- things that they can do alone.They may get along fine with other nerdy kids in small groups, but not with a broad cross-section of
peers, some of whom will make fun of them. However, that isn't just boys. Girls can also be on the autism spectrum with the same challenges and
strengths.
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It is ok for girls and boys, men and women to be different. To have different thoughts and interests.
That's part of what makes life great!
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Gee, thanks for giving us permission to be different, JZ. The problem lies in directing girls and boys into different activities that are
"appropriate" for their gender. All kids should have an opportunity to be exposed to the whole gamut of possibilities that are out there, so they can
pursue whatever is of interest to them. If dad is into sports and wants his kids to be, sure, sign them up for soccer, but also sign them up for piano
lessons or dance classes. They may enjoy playing soccer, yet never be a star athlete, but they might love learning to play the piano and become a
concert pianist.
I had four boy cousins I grew up around. One of them loved playing dolls with me. He didn't turn out to be gay, he just had fun playing with dolls
when we were little. But many dads would say, "No son of mine is going to play with dolls, go outside and shoot some baskets."
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Just when I’m getting real cynical about our society, I see an old woman give up her seat to a pregnant man…
Since I've given up all hope, I feel much better
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I'm pretty sure they wouldn't take a male actor seriously as well.
She was pretty remarkable. Howard Hughes worked with her.
https://youtu.be/_rlXHNeQD-s
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Beauty and Brains, the ultimate key to success.
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Well, the first they know about.
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