7 thoughts on “Women whining about Nobel prize winners”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41470331
I have to hand it to the BBC. Supposedly about the increasing gap between male and female student entry, wider than ever this year, somehow only two female students have their stories told and subtly the male students fade into the background finally mentioned in almost throw away fashion in the very last line.
That males achieve anything might be seen as miraculous in the face of such like indifference. Rather than moan those women should work hard and earn their prizes. They certainly get a better start.
Nonsense. I know of several women who have worked out a much quicker way to move chocolate from the wrapper to their gobs and not one of them has been offered a Nobel Prize. The reason can only be sexism, or fatism, or slimism, or some ism.
Sexism doesn’t come into it at all. Ability, commitment, experience, achievement, may have something to do with it. That said, there may well be an argument for improving the process, the way in which Nobel prizewinners are chosen. For example, if four people worked towards a particular achievement it seems unjust to have to award the prize to only three of them.
Just imagine what men could achieve, if they weren’t hamstrung by out feminized education system.
Women on the other hand have run out of excuses. The evidence is clear, they don’t have the innate ability.
Justice for Men & Boys 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41470331
I have to hand it to the BBC. Supposedly about the increasing gap between male and female student entry, wider than ever this year, somehow only two female students have their stories told and subtly the male students fade into the background finally mentioned in almost throw away fashion in the very last line.
That males achieve anything might be seen as miraculous in the face of such like indifference. Rather than moan those women should work hard and earn their prizes. They certainly get a better start.
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Oh, how devastating! Women are going to have to actually earn their Nobel Prizes without the help of quotas.
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Well now, let’s see shall we.
Why don’t we start with the principle that most things have a reason.
Yup, sounds good – still with me so far?
Ok.
Now let’s review what we know, i.e. a fair proportion of prize winners are;
1. No longer in the first flush of youth
2. Male
3. White
Right oh, no problem so far then.
So now ask “why might this be?”
Hmmm, this is where it all falls apart I’m afraid to say.
No matter how hard I think, I find I always get stuck there.
So far and no further, so to speak!
Anyone got any ideas…..?
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Nonsense. I know of several women who have worked out a much quicker way to move chocolate from the wrapper to their gobs and not one of them has been offered a Nobel Prize. The reason can only be sexism, or fatism, or slimism, or some ism.
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Are you sure that wasn’t the Nestlé prize?
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Sexism doesn’t come into it at all. Ability, commitment, experience, achievement, may have something to do with it. That said, there may well be an argument for improving the process, the way in which Nobel prizewinners are chosen. For example, if four people worked towards a particular achievement it seems unjust to have to award the prize to only three of them.
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Just imagine what men could achieve, if they weren’t hamstrung by out feminized education system.
Women on the other hand have run out of excuses. The evidence is clear, they don’t have the innate ability.
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