Brilliance and genius are traits often associated with mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Too often, however, these traits are attributed to men, despite the body of research that states gender is not a factor in brilliance or genius, nor does it determine one’s success.
“One thing that turns people off from math is the suite of stereotypes tightly attached to mathematicians; there is this really strong narrative of what a mathematician is like, and if you are very distinct from that image, then it is easy to feel like you either won’t be any good at math or you won’t enjoy spending your career doing math and being surrounded by mathematicians.”
– Lisa Piccirillo, Ph.D., assistant professor, mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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