Irving Jordahl: Historically, (meaning say ... between about 1400 - 1750) all the disciplines were branches of "science." They did not have the boundaries between disciplines that we do today. They also did not have further divisions like "the social sciences" and divisions in them, such as "sociology" and "psychology."Very few people were literate. And even fewer lay people were literate. So men were the ones who had access to what would be considered today an advanced liberal arts education. And those who studied started out with private tutors as tots, and continued to nurture their knowledge of arts, humanities, scientific reasoning (an extremely early version of it) music, mathematics, philosophy, theology, etc. They were reading classics, such as Plato and Aristotle, etc. And this was not something they did for little girls, unless they were royalty. Why bother invest an education in a female? She was likely to become pregnant, and if she is lucky, she will survive! childbirth at the age of 20. Today education is totally different. There have been radical shifts in our lifestyle. Women are pursuing Master's degrees in technical fields, not to cultivate their minds and souls, but rather, so that they can become specialists in the workplace. By the way ... education is not something that people in feudal and renaissance Europe had a "right" to. If there was no female version of "Galileo" it is because women were not educated. Most men were not educated, either. By the way, why isn't there a male "Sally Ride?"Look up her contributions ......Show more
Will Camus: Laziness on the males part these days, but it also depends on the guy.
Renay Billiar: Because of affirmative action. Women who are not as qualified or interested are entering positions previously held by males. Also because their are numerous female-only scholarships. Women back then had every opportunity to make the same contributions as men, but they chose not too. ! There was no conspiracy to hold women down, if that's what you! 're thinking....Show more
Branden Roddick: There are more scholarships available to women than men overall nowadays.
Ricardo Rozelle: The question isn't clear but if you want some historical figures who are women there is Joan of Arc, Marie Curie, Boudica, Margaret Sanger, Florence Nightingale, etc. History writers were mostly male lol.
Fannie Collingwood: Ever since women were given the opportunity and the same playing field, the world has learned that we are just as smart, and in many cases smarter then our male counter parts.
Ambrose Mumma: @Greg, how ironic, your answer ISN'T clear actually because the question IS - I'm talking about EDUCATED figures, not saint figures.
Alise Rutgers: Many educational institutions only allowed entrance to men in the past and also families favored men over women in terms of financing education so few women got an education. Today women know an education is likely the only way they will have a decent career! and they are more motivated and work very hard to get there. Men can still make good money other ways, like in trade work, so it's not as important for them. Also they tend to not work as hard as girls in school now so do not qualify as much.Nobel prize winner, Marie Currie is a case in point in terms of the problems women had getting an education back then. Here is her educational story:"A top student in her secondary school, Curie could not attend the men-only University of Warsaw. She instead continued her education in Warsaw's "floating university," a set of underground, informal classes held in secret. For roughly five years, Curie worked as a tutor and a governess. She used her spare time to study, reading about physics, chemistry and math. In 1891, Curie finally made her way to Paris where she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris. She threw herself into her studies, but this dedication had a personal cost. With little money, Curie survived on buttered bread and tea! , and her health sometimes suffered because of her poor diet.Curie comp! leted her master's degree in physics in 1893 and earned another degree in mathematics the following year."...Show more
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