Why are women so bad at mathematics?

Question

Is it because men keep telling them that this (make gap with thumb and forefinger) is 9 inches?

Lol Army Twotos, yep I'm pretty bad at maths.......Ummmmm, it's a joke?
Sorry I forget that women aren't funny at all :P

sorry about mispelling...

chuckle.....sticks and stones babe.

all together now- awwwwwwwwww.

Seems like there are a few gals here where they're a few snags short of a barbie, and you gals know who you are.
I don't care if you're good at maths, it's a bloody joke paying out on men. You might be smart at school but you're sure as heck not smart in life.

Answer 1

Why do women have to be so aggressive with attacking men? Funny joke, I do admit. Hey, I tell girls that mine is nine.

Men & Women At An ATM

HIM:

Pull up to ATM
Insert card
Enter PIN number and account
Take cash, card and receipt
Go!

HER:

Pull up to ATM
Check makeup in rearview mirror
Shut off engine
Put keys in purse
Get out of car b/c you're too far from machine
Hunt for card in purse
Insert card
Hunt in purse for tampon wrapper with PIN number written on it
Enter PIN number
Study instructions for at least 2 minutes.
Hit "cancel"
Re-enter correct PIN number
Check balance
Look for envelope
Look in purse for pen
Make out deposit slip
Endorse checks
Make deposit
Study instructions
Make cash withdrawal
Get in car
Check makeup
Look for keys
Start car
Check makeup
Start pulling away
STOP
Back up to machine
Get out of car
Take card and receipt
Get back in car
Put card in wallet
Put receipt in checkbook
Enter deposits and withdrawals in checkbook
Clear area in purse for wallet and checkbook
Check makeup
Put car in gear, reverse
Put car in drive
Drive away from machine
Travel 3 miles
Release parking brake

Answer 2

Why are you looking for an "evolutionary reason" for something that is not true? Read up on how girls are educated in those two areas, and why they have difficulty in classes where boys are assumed to be better. Look at the social pressure on girls to do badly in these subjects so they aren't called nerds and worse. The number of female mathematicians and scientists is increasing rapidly because educators have at long last realized that females' alleged deficiencies in these areas are a myth. It's time for the rest of society to catch up -- if we don't we will miss some great scientific minds.

Answer 3

Don't listen to this nonsense about testosterone and spatial ability. Who indeed runs the universities? Mostly elitist men who want to keep the social order dominated by males. They want to keep math as an old boys club pursuit . The truth is, what we are told is science/ evolutionary psychology, is actually junk pop psychology. One of my best female friends is majoring in Applied Mathematics. Math has always come naturally to her. She also aces all the spatial tests. She is not good with foreign language, which these studies say women are supposed to be good at.

American women have the lowest rate of math skills, as do most western women, because of bias. Asian and Middle Eastern women ( those from these countries) are way ahead of western women.

There have been outstanding women mathematicians throughout history. Look up WOMEN IN MATH and you will find many. But don't buy into these notions of women having less spatial ability, it's BUNK.

Answer 4

Many women are extremely competent in the mathematics area.
There is a frightening trend, however. This has nothing to do with sexism. Girls are showing less interest in math when they enter middle school because they don't want to be branded as a nerd. A lot of bad things happen at that age when many girls get wrapped up in social appearances.
It has nothing to do with capabilities, but more with opportunities and how they were taken.

Answer 5

The joke is good, but the question is false.

There are lots of women mathematicians, At school I had more women maths teachers than male. My first real girlfriend was a mathematician and told me that her economics lectures were dominated by women. The team responsible for breaking the Enigma code in WWII had equal numbers of male and female mathematicians (though not always equally valued).

I see the joke, but just wanted to set the record straight.

Answer 6

I agree with Amy_TwoTwo. You are being sexist. Isn't this suppose to be answering questions? Not making jokes or pointing out that women, even if you are a female too, sucks at math? That is not true. I never had a math teacher that was a male before. Even if that does not mean anything. There are many great women out there that can beat men anytime in math. Also, I am really good in math too. Been getting straight A's.

Answer 7

I myself am no great shakes at it; yet upon occasion I rise to the challenge, so I went out and bought myself a bunch of Math books and when I feel in the mood to feed my brain some more brain cells I tackle it. It's not to strengthen that weakness it's to gain me more brain cells. I even got an algebra CD to learn a bit about algebra or to see how they fandangle those problems. Plus I adore Professor Doodles, he's the guy that teaches it. It's not so boring when you see a cartoon professor sticking his tongue out at the side of his mouth when he concentrates. Do I remember how to do it? Nope.
Anyways; I like to be a happy math weak person cause that's the way it is for me.

Answer 8

Very amusing. But, to answer your question, studies have found positive correlations between testosterone levels in normal males and measures of spatial ability. A more sociological expanation could be, that men may have evolved greater spatial abilities, possibly as a result of certain behaviors, such as navigating during a hunt, that they were more likely to be involved in during humans' evolutionary history.

Answer 9

Good to see that there are women who can make and take a joke.

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Make AND take. They're kind of extinct now.

Answer 10

Women are not bad at mathematics. It is matter of fact an opinion. There are people that have trouble with mathematics, but it is not only women. Men can be bad at mathematics too. What are you trying to say? You're bad at it because you're a girl which makes you think women are bad at mathematics too?

"Ummmmm, it's a joke?
Sorry I forget that women aren't funny at all :P"

What are you trying to say this time? That women don't get jokes? Women are not funny? Or you just made a joke and its not funny? You're being sexist.