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Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by Sirsoftness(m): 5:16pm On Oct 10, 2015
A letter written by a mechanical engineering senior at Eastern Washington University in the US, to the editor of the student paper after seeing his female counterparts struggle to have their voices be heard in STEM subjects has gone viral.
Getting over a million likes on facebook, Jared Muldin letter reads:


To the women in my
engineering classes, while it is my intention in every other interaction I share with you to treat you as my peer, let me deviate from that to say that you and I are in fact unequal….I did not for example, grow up in a world that discouraged me from focusing on science. Women are dramatically underrepresented in many STEM fields, particularly engineering: in 2012, only 18% of engineering bachelor’s degrees in the US were granted to women. It’s also common for women who graduate from engineering programs to leave the profession, often because of discrimination and hostile work environments. I have had no difficulty whatsoever with a boys club mentality, and I will not face added scrutiny or remarks of my being the ‘diversity hire.’ When I experience success, the assumption of others will be that I earned it. I was not bombarded with images and slogans telling me that my true worth was in how I look, and that I should abstain from certain activities because I might be thought too masculine. I was not overlooked by teachers who assumed that the reason I did not understand a tough math or science concept was, after all, because of my gender… So, you and I cannot be equal. You have already conquered far more in this field than I will ever face.

Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by Nobody: 5:19pm On Oct 10, 2015
Nicely put.
Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by nedu2000(m): 5:27pm On Oct 10, 2015
So with the many advocacy for female equality are they not asking men to pls give it to them?
If they want something,grab it!
The 'damsel in distress'/sexy tag doesn't help their cause

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Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by Deyrinsolar(f): 10:13pm On Oct 10, 2015
This is very true, when it comes to sciences women have to work their asses to prove themselves. I remember when my brother ask me what career am planing to go for and i told him neurosurgeon, he was like am a woman i should know my place.

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Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by francizy(m): 2:31pm On Oct 11, 2015
This is nonsense na! Why will anyone discrimate against a female standing up to males? Doesn't make any sense.. As a matter of fact, I respect them more!
Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by KingTom(m): 2:40pm On Oct 11, 2015
Deyrinsolar:
This is very true, when it comes to sciences women have to work their asses to prove themselves. I remember when my brother ask me what career am planing to go for and i told him neurosurgeon, he was like am a woman i should know my place.
With all due respect, your brother is an idiot.

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Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by iykebest1(m): 2:41pm On Oct 11, 2015
So true
Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by flokii: 3:01pm On Oct 11, 2015
KingTom:

With all due respect, your brother is an idiot.

how is he an idiot?... he has a point

considering our mentality in this part of d world... who is ready to read a letter or listen to ur ideas..

is it abokii man that's planning to marry off his daughter to a chief at a very young age that will listen...

or Igbo man ready to make money from his daughters head (bride price & bills)

m jst citing examples o... bfor una turn am to something else

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Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by KingTom(m): 3:37pm On Oct 11, 2015
flokii:


how is he an idiot?... he has a point

considering our mentality in this part of d world... who is ready to read a letter or listen to ur ideas..

is it abokii man that's planning to marry off his daughter to a chief at a very young age that will listen...

or Igbo man ready to make money from his daughters head (bride price & bills)

m jst citing examples o... bfor una turn am to something else
I have many female neurosurgeons as colleagues. They don't strike any more than the males, to be honest you have a point, but we need to rid ourselves of that archaic belief, I saw a female barber once I was shocked for a while, but I didn't tell her to go to the kitchen. After a while I accepted it.

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Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by tolaxin(m): 5:44pm On Oct 11, 2015
Ok, fp plsss
Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by Nobody: 6:45pm On Oct 11, 2015
The author of thus letter is an idïotic insecure beta looking for a lay.
Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by PVL(m): 8:07pm On Oct 11, 2015
You really should learn to read and re-read before making comments. The writer is, in fact, praising the women in his field who have conquered the "norm" and are swimming in areas where many see as "masculine zones".

Karmanaut:
The author of thus letter is an idïotic insecure beta looking for a lay.

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Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by Nobody: 8:16pm On Oct 11, 2015
PVL:
You really should learn to read and re-read before making comments. The writer is, in fact, praising the women in his field who have conquered the "norm" and are swimming in areas where many see as "masculine zones".

That's my point exactly.
Find out the meaning of a beta male.
Seriously, putting the püssy on a pedestal won't get him laid.
Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by Dhelake: 7:26pm On Oct 12, 2015
This shii happens a lot in Unis, Had this Math lecturer who would always question why Females in the class choosed to study a pure science/Engineering course
Re: Male Student Writes About Gender Inequality In His Engineering Class by nairalife2013(m): 11:30pm On Oct 16, 2015
Deyrinsolar:
This is very true, when it comes to sciences women have to work their asses to prove themselves. I remember when my brother ask me what career am planing to go for and i told him neurosurgeon, he was like am a woman i should know my place.
so Deyrinsolar dear what did u end up with? Or did u go ahead to work your ass to prove your self?

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