Not too long ago, a friend and I had a conversation about the pros and cons of single-sex higher ed institutions. Having attended a co-ed university, I staunchly defended the benefits of rubbing shoulders with men in those formative years, because well, that's what reality looks like. So why be sheltered from learning how to navigate those spaces for four years? My friend, a Seven Sisters graduate and firm believer in the profound impact of single-sex education, eventually struck a chord. Imagine, she says, a world where STEM classrooms have a female majority. A world where no woman feels intimidated or discouraged from excelling in computer science, engineering, math, or physics. Where...
↧