A 14-year-old girl won a national math competition, solving a problem that stumped everyone else.
The second-place boy, who finished 45 minutes behind her, told a reporter that she was "probably just lucky" and that she "didn't seem that smart in person." The math community, predominantly male, chuckled at the "awkward genius" trope.
At the awards ceremony. the host a famous male mathematician, spent more time interviewing the boy about his "process" than acknowledging her victory. Her photo in the yearbook was captioned
"Math Club Member." His was captioned "Math Prodigy." She quit the math club within a year.
But go ahead, keep saying we need more girls in math.
Two thirds of Alzheimer’s patients are women. Not because women live longer, but because estrogen protects the brain. When it’s suddenly stripped away, the brain literally shrinks. Brain fog in your 40s isn’t “just stress.” It’s a red flag. But instead of addressing hormones, women are gaslight with antidepressants or told to meditate. Fast forward 20 years and she’s in a nursing home and can’t remember her own kids. This isn’t “normal aging.” It’s medical negligence. And despite most Alzheimer’s patients being women, much of the research is still done on male mice instead of female mice. That’s not science, that’s neglect.”
Accounts used to get suspended for showing videos like this. It's funny how time can change conspiracy theory into conspiracy fact when people start thinking logically.
I was 16 when I told a male teacher that a boy in class wouldn’t stop making comments about my body. He sighed like I was inconveniencing him and said, “Well… what were you wearing?” I remember feeling embarrassed, like I’d done something wrong. I even replayed my outfit in my head, jeans and a hoodie. It took me years to realize he wasn’t asking for context. He was looking for a way to blame me