gender issues
you know you're in grad school when...
a girl walks by with a pile of textbooks, and guys holding beers simultaneously get off their seats to get a glimpse of the titles. how funny is THAT?!?! nice to know that these guys are really into what we're studying.
two weeks ago, last year's students gave a presentation on their theses / dissertations. four girls and two guys. from their powerpoint slideshow, you can really tell how differently each gender thinks. the girls gave pretty detailed accounts of what they did, and how they did it. maybe 20 slides per gal. the guys had less than ten slides each. so funny. and i think i was the only one who noticed it. makes me wonder if i'm in the right profession. maybe i should be a psychologist or a sociologist. heh.
and talking about guys and dolls (it's the title of the play starring ewan mcgregor, btw.) - not many good-looking guys around. i just have to put that in, thank you. furthermore... the above-average looking males are generally shorter than i am. STILL. even on THIS SIDE OF THE PLANET. a belgian schoolmate said i'm even taller than the average belgian female. and that's saying a lot, if you consider that he is 6'6" tall. (although he IS taller than the average belgian male, as well.) the average belgian male is around 6' or so. i guess i know WHERE i have to go... harhar.
today i noticed something kinda funny going on between two of my classmates. maybe i'm over-analyzing, buuuuuuuut... i see sparks. ooh la la. fortunately, both of them are pretty attractive in their own ways, so i have no objections. (not like THAT would make a difference, anyway.) and speaking of attractive...
the girls in my class are beautiful. inferiority complex creeping in yet again. gaah. and i don't know if it's true or they're just funning around, but two of the prettiest girls are gay. or bi. whatever. but i just find it very queer that someone as physically alluring as they are would reject men, when in fact men would fall all over them. or maybe that's the reason. i dunno. if that IS the case, then i'm VERY straight. hahaha.
as for demographic data... my class is 33% female. 57% of whom are greek. eep! 76% of the class is taking the 12-month m sc, 19% is doing the 16-month m arch, and one person is doing a ph d. of the 16 people taking m sc, 31% are women. of the 4 people taking m arch, 25% (i.e. one person) is female. the ph d student is a guy. do you see a standing pattern here? my sister is right - not many women take graduate studies. oh well. i've never been part of the status-quo, anyway.
the single girls of the class made a deal - the first one who finds a boyfriend should buy the rest a round of drinks. not that i'm expecting to be treated out, but i think my wallet is pretty safe for now.
a girl walks by with a pile of textbooks, and guys holding beers simultaneously get off their seats to get a glimpse of the titles. how funny is THAT?!?! nice to know that these guys are really into what we're studying.
two weeks ago, last year's students gave a presentation on their theses / dissertations. four girls and two guys. from their powerpoint slideshow, you can really tell how differently each gender thinks. the girls gave pretty detailed accounts of what they did, and how they did it. maybe 20 slides per gal. the guys had less than ten slides each. so funny. and i think i was the only one who noticed it. makes me wonder if i'm in the right profession. maybe i should be a psychologist or a sociologist. heh.
and talking about guys and dolls (it's the title of the play starring ewan mcgregor, btw.) - not many good-looking guys around. i just have to put that in, thank you. furthermore... the above-average looking males are generally shorter than i am. STILL. even on THIS SIDE OF THE PLANET. a belgian schoolmate said i'm even taller than the average belgian female. and that's saying a lot, if you consider that he is 6'6" tall. (although he IS taller than the average belgian male, as well.) the average belgian male is around 6' or so. i guess i know WHERE i have to go... harhar.
today i noticed something kinda funny going on between two of my classmates. maybe i'm over-analyzing, buuuuuuuut... i see sparks. ooh la la. fortunately, both of them are pretty attractive in their own ways, so i have no objections. (not like THAT would make a difference, anyway.) and speaking of attractive...
the girls in my class are beautiful. inferiority complex creeping in yet again. gaah. and i don't know if it's true or they're just funning around, but two of the prettiest girls are gay. or bi. whatever. but i just find it very queer that someone as physically alluring as they are would reject men, when in fact men would fall all over them. or maybe that's the reason. i dunno. if that IS the case, then i'm VERY straight. hahaha.
as for demographic data... my class is 33% female. 57% of whom are greek. eep! 76% of the class is taking the 12-month m sc, 19% is doing the 16-month m arch, and one person is doing a ph d. of the 16 people taking m sc, 31% are women. of the 4 people taking m arch, 25% (i.e. one person) is female. the ph d student is a guy. do you see a standing pattern here? my sister is right - not many women take graduate studies. oh well. i've never been part of the status-quo, anyway.
the single girls of the class made a deal - the first one who finds a boyfriend should buy the rest a round of drinks. not that i'm expecting to be treated out, but i think my wallet is pretty safe for now.
posted by super inday at 8:25 pm
3 Comments:
Hey gal! Sorry for not visiting for a while. Quite exciting eh? And don't worry, for a while you'd think there isn't any good-looking or tall guys there but I'm sure after a while you'd find a few who's quite okay. So what... off we go to Belgium? Hahaha.
rish!!! game!!! belgium during summer haha!!!
garr - what exactly am i denying??? que???
lets see..
your in a class of 21 students.
7 are female, 14 are male. and of the ones your attracted to, 5'6" or below. including tutors. =D
of the 7 females, 4 are greek. and all are geeks. at least two are lesbians. i hope they're at least bi. hihi!
16 are taking up the 12month m sc. 5 chicks and 11 guys.
4 are taking up the 16 month m arch
1 is the phd fella. must be old.
gender inequality is a fun thing to dissect, hehe
your math skills have not deteriorated like your engrish.
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