Math is not a female subject according to constant societal reminders, and a new TikTok trend, “girl math” may be contributing to the problem. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story.
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00:00Math is not a female subject according to constant societal reminders and a new TikTok trend,
00:06girl math, may be contributing to the problem. Business Insider reports, despite seeming light
00:12hearted, the hashtag plays into the damaging stereotype that women are bad at math. How?
00:18By poking fun at irresponsible personal finance habits, like justifying very expensive big
00:24purchases, because why? Girl math. Or even claiming that if you purchase something on
00:28your credit card it's free. Hashtag girl math. It must be noted that women not being good at math
00:35runs far deeper than we think. The imbalance in women studying math is proven in data
00:40and those that tend to excel in it are deemed invisible in literature. The ingrained stereotype,
00:46especially when shared by a viral hashtag, continues the narrative that women aren't
00:51good at math and this can be potentially destructive to a woman's confidence and
00:55financial well-being.