We still raise girls to look to other people for assurance they are attractive and smart, while boys are raised to determine their own value. Many girls are still made to feel it's not feminine to be good at science… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
All the societal pressures that make girls feel as if they're too smart, especially in the sciences - 'No one will date them. They won't be popular.' - don't apply to boys. The boys are being encouraged. — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
“If you're making love to a man of God, then God must endorse your lovemaking.” — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
I was nearly as far behind in calculus as I was in physics. But I wasn't the only woman in the class, so I… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
I miss my former teachers, John Hersey and James Alan McPherson. I would love to see either or both and ask what I could… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
Figuring out why people who choose not to do something don't in fact do it is like attempting to interview the elves who live… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
Judging the political climate in my state by walking around lefty Ann Arbor is like a polar bear judging global warming by staring at… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
When I was in 7th grade, we were all given an exam. It was science and math, and the boys who did well were… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
If you're a white male growing up in this society, you're constantly receiving encouragement to go on in science in the form of all… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
I think women need to hear more encouragement in any field, because I see it - I teach creative writing. And even though it's… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
My brother had been given a chemistry set for his bar mitzvah, but he wasn't interested in it. It was upstairs in the attic,… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
Given that many girls are indoctrinated to believe that they should be feminine and modest about their abilities, as well as brought up to… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
To make computer science more attractive to women, we might help young women change how they think about themselves and what's expected of them.… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
If a person's self-worth derives from being the only woman in the field, how much affection can she feel toward another woman who might… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
We still raise girls to look to other people for assurance they are attractive and smart, while boys are raised to determine their own… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
