Oxford University (allegedly) are / were going to make an exam easier because women don't do as well under exam conditions compared to men. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/02/01/oxford-university-extends-exam-times-womens-benefit/ … Read the clarification at the bottom. Its funny
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1 and
Apologies, I had typed the tweet before I looked at the article fully. Not "allegedly". They actually did it. And people call James Damore a sexist for saying that not as many women find these subjects interesting!
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Replying to @LotakX @HPluckrose and
I say some extremely quesitonable things to my female colleagues at work (joke of course). "that's a woman's job" "never trust a woman to do ..." "bitches be bitches" But I'd NEVER suggest that women are actually inferior in that way. What kind of message does that send?!
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Replying to @LotakX @TamaraBrouwer1 and
Depends whether or not it is true. There were plenty of complaints that girls grades overtook boys as a result of courses becoming more coursework-based than exam-based. I don't know if studies have been done on gender differences in these regards. Not really about inferior.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @LotakX and
If, for example, girls had an advantage in coursework because more conscientious on average and boys in exams coz work better under pressure on average, this wouldn't tell us anything about either's maths ability but much about ideal working processes.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @LotakX and
Yet this would mean boys and girls excelled at different aspects of the programme. Which is fine. But does standards should be shifted?
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Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1 @LotakX and
As long as they are shifted for everyone, I see no problem with this. All got longer in the exam? No unfair advantage. The only reason not to do this would be if jobs required people to do maths under great time pressure without ability to check work.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1 and
If so, then it would be essential for people to demonstrate they could do that by doing well in exams. If the job allows for doing maths without pressure and whilst being able to consult sources if necessary, no need to have high pressure exams to test ability.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @LotakX and
Hm. I expect this to vary between type of jobs. Same as coursework and exam work.
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Quite possibly. If there are jobs which require speed and calmness under pressure as well as maths skills, requiring speed and calmness under pressure to qualify for them would be warranted.
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