Is The Term Girl Math Giving Women a Bad Name?

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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.

00:05And a new TikTok trend, girl math, may be contributing to the problem.

00:09Business Insider reports, despite seeming light-hearted,

00:13the hashtag plays into the damaging stereotype that women are bad at math.

00:18How? By poking fun at irresponsible personal finance habits,

00:22like justifying very expensive big purchases.

00:25Because why? Girl math.

00:26Or even claiming that if you purchase something on your credit card,

00:29it's free. Hashtag girl math.

00:32It must be noted that women not being good at math runs far deeper than we think.

00:37The imbalance in women studying math is proven in data,

00:40and those that tend to excel in it are deemed invisible in literature.

00:44The ingrained stereotype, especially when shared by a viral hashtag,

00:49continues the narrative that women aren't good at math,

00:51and this can be potentially destructive to a woman's confidence and financial well-being.

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