Timeline for Classroom participation – is there a gender issue?

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Oct 31, 2017 at 14:59	comment	added	senschen		As a woman in a STEM major, I can very much agree with this answer. I was often the only female student in any of my CS classes (at the very most, one of three), and rarely spoke out even though I usually knew the answers or had relevant questions. I sat in the back and did my level best to avoid drawing attention to myself during class time, though I was happy enough to visit office hours and chat with a professor if I was having trouble. I absolutely did not want to interact with most of the people in my classes unless it was required.
Oct 30, 2017 at 13:10	comment	added	Caterpillaraoz		I see no problem here, in my class we where ~90% males and too many of us would just rush and did all what they can to help if any of the ladies said "I need the notes from the class I missed yesterday". Good luck to me if I was looking for the same notes... Look at both the pros and the cons, always
Oct 30, 2017 at 4:45	history	edited	aparente001	CC BY-SA 3.0	fixed plural
Oct 29, 2017 at 13:19	comment	added	Dawn		I will just throw out an anecdote to support this: I have a class of mostly women. In my class, the women speak a lot, the men are mostly taciturn. The exception is one very talkative male who talks much but contributes little of value.
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Oct 29, 2017 at 12:23	history	answered	ljden	CC BY-SA 3.0