Women, Girls, and Math

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09/21/2007

Sep. 21, 2007

Women, Girls, and Math

n this hour, we'll look at the progress American girls are making in mathematics.

First up, we'll talk to actress Danica McKellar, who also has a degree in mathematics and graduated summa cum laude from UCLA. She says being smart and good at math is very cool, and she's just published a book on math for middle school girls. Plus, a team of U.S. girls recently traveled to China to compete in the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad and held their own, with one team member tying for first place. We'll talk with one of the team's coaches, and a member of the U.S. girls team. And we'll ask a mathematician and college president about the best ways to boost the number of girls and women who succeed in mathematics.

Produced by Anne Marie Cunningham

Guests

Danica McKellar
Mathematician and Actress

Author, "Math
Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind
or Breaking a Nail" (2007, Hudson Street Press/Penguin Group)

Los Angeles, California
Jennifer Iglesias
Member, 2007 U.S. Girls Team

China Girls Math Olympiad

Senior, Illinois Mathematics and Science
Academy

Aurora, Illinois
Melanie Matchett Wood
Coach, 2007 U.S. Girls Team

China Girls Math Olympiad

Graduate Student, Mathematics

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
Maria Klawe
Mathematician

President, Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, California

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