Paula as philosopher
Men still outperform women in a small number of subject areas. It's common knowledge that these include maths and physics (I'm still looking for someone who will explain why this should be so). But it was a surprise to me to find that philosophy is much closer to these subjects than to the humanities subjects with which it is most commonly grouped. I learnt this from a pamphlet published by the British Philosophical Association and the Society for Women in Philosophy in the UK. At undergraduate level 45% of philosophy students are female. This is much closer to Maths' 40% than it is to History's 58%, let alone English Studies'…
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