Gender in MathGender in Math

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In the past there was NO EQUALITY in Math!!!!!!

Women were not recognised as possible good mathematiciansOnly MEN were considered to be smart enought to be briliant mathematiciansExemples along the history of Mathematics:

Theano Hypatia Emmy Emmy NoetherNoether

In Crotona, 5 centuries before Christ, there was a man called Pythagoras who founded a secret society that studied philosophy and mathematics. All its members, men and women were considered equal and all knowledge was for the greater good.One of the young disciples was Theano, a young girl with a bright mind.

Even her discovery was the start of finding the golden number she could not show that to the people from Athens. A male figure had to present these discoveries.

A revolt against the authority of the Pythagorean society led Pythagoras to suffer a violent death. After the tragedy it was Theano who took charge and continued his work, becoming the first known woman mathematician in history

Theano of Croton – philosopher and mathematician

Hypatia of Alexandria Hypatia of Alexandria - - she taught philosophyshe taught philosophy,, astronomy and astronomy and mathematicsmathematics

Hypatia was the only daughter of the mathematician Theon of Alexandria. She used to help her father at his work, learning near him.

When Theon dies of illness, Hypatia takes his place as the faculty headmaster.She was writeing about her father”s work and continuing his legacy, teaching math, philosophy and astronomy. So people started rumors about her. How could this be possible? A woman, not learning, but teaching science?

Hypatia was murdered during an episode of city-wide anger stemming.

Emmy Noether - Emmy Noether - Jewish mathematician that had contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics

In 1915, Emmy Noether was working for 7 years without pay and credit at Elrangen but she wished that she could explain and teach her work herself, instead of giving ger work on a plate to her professor, and letting him receive all the praise David Hilbert and Felix Klein, two successful mathematicians visited her to deliver a business proposal: they invited her to their university in Gottingen where she could teach under her own name and get the credits she deserve but without pay. At the call of Albert Einstein and others, she moved to the United States where she continued to fulfill her destiny.

Emmy Noether was described by Pavel Alexandrov, Albert Einstein, Jean Dieudonné, Hermann Weyl, and Norbert Wiener as the most important woman in the history of mathematics.

Is there equality in math Is there equality in math TODAY? TODAY?

Over the past generation, standardized tests have seen that gender gap completely disappear. First among elementary and middle schools, then among high schools, and today, male and female students achieve identical average math scores on the National Exams.

In the last years the gender inequalities have dissapeard due to lots of programs that promoted this ideea.

The students from the 8 A grade from the Gimnazium ”Horea, Cloșca and Crișan” from Brad, Romania presented a sort theatre act that describes how mathematician women were seen long time ago.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HslOubWWA9g&feature=youtu.be

There are still people, even today, who steadfastly believe that there are more male mathematicians and physics professors (among other fields) not because women are being treated and judged differently or unfairly, but because men are naturally superior to women at this.

But this is just an opinion of some people, and in a few years there willl be complete gender equality in schools and in mathematics also.

There is also a ”But”!There is also a ”But”!

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!

Oana-Maria Pârva - Mathematics Teacher Gimnazium ”Horea, Cloșca and Crișan” Brad - Romania

This project is funded by the European Commission with the ANPCDEFP support