Hackers' Pub

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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
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`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
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Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social

11/26/2025, 3:40:21 PM

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Besides which, scores of high math ability do not in fact particularly associate with gating an eng/science major for men; the barrier to entry to these majors is quite low for men, achievement-wise.

you have to be willing to roll your sleeves up and truly pore over econ and assessment data at scale to really get this, which I am, and which approximately a billion thinkpieces on this apparently are not

Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social

11/26/2025, 3:43:05 PM

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I link this piece all the time, but: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/math-intensive-fields-have-a-gender-problem-the-men-are-worse-at-math/

Math-intensive fields have a gender problem: The men are worse at math | Brookings

Evaluating equity in the STEM pipeline.

www.brookings.edu · Brookings

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