Womanhood: An Archive
On Mathematics
Boys dominate the highest levels of mathematical achievement. At A-level, boys comprise 63% of mathematics students, and among those students, boys achieve the top grade (A*) at significantly higher rates: 18.0% of males versus 14.2% of females (Mendick, 2006). This pattern intensifies at the elite level, where boys comprise over 90% of top scorers in competitions like the American Mathematics Competition despite girls representing 44% of the broader participant pool (Ellison & Swanson, 2010)...
On the Performance of Stupidity
I often find myself pretending not to know things around men. This is not an intentional practice, in fact, it is something I actively try to avoid. Despite this, the subconscious reflex to act clueless and incompetent remains remarkably persistent...
On How My Feminist Theory Professor Ruined Wall-E
The other night my boyfriend excitedly asked if we could watch Wall-E, the hit Disney Pixar movie...
