Category Archives: gender research

Trans Day of Visibility: a reading list

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Adriana Salerno

 Today, March 31st, is Transgender Day of Visibility. As seen on the left (taken from the banner on the community’s Facebook page), the day is more than just about visibility. Again, from their page, “March 31st is Transgender Day of … Continue reading →

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Complicit Function Theorem

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Brian Katz

This week, I was separated by small degrees from two separate acts of terrorism motivated by hate. (1) Students and faculty/staff on my campus had set up a local version of The Clothesline Project, in which survivors of sexual violence … Continue reading →

Posted in bystander intervention, cultural pressure in academia, gender research, implicit bias, intersectionality, introduction, mental health, minorities in math, public scholarship, racism, sexism, social media, victim-blaming, women in math | Leave a comment

Feminist Theory and Research Methodologies for More Socially Affirming Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Luis A. Leyva

Gender research in education explores, among other things, the possible reasons for women’s lower rates of achievement and retention than those of men across STEM fields including mathematics. However, much of this scholarship, particularly in mathematics education, limits its analyses … Continue reading →

Posted in feminist theory, gender research, intersectionality, math education | 4 Comments