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There are four of us, so more than half are present! Hello, my dear subscribers! In this post, I will share my thoughts on one article about Women in Mathematics. Almost twenty years ago back, in high school, I was part of a Calculus class of around thirty students. When there would be four of us, the girls, in some setting, we would joke: "Looks like more than fifty percent of the girls are here." Reflecting now, I realize how we found humor in a reality that was an undeniable part of our daily lives. By the way, if you can sense a word problem 🧮 you are right! The question is: What is the lowest possible number of girls in the class? (Hint: I dedicate this post to ALL my girlfriends from the Calc class: Aleksandra, Bibe, Emilia, Irena, Ivana, and Viktoria.) This blog post is part of my homework for one of my PIDP courses (check out their Facebook page here), and the topic I picked is my always-and-forever-theme Women in Mathematics, or more generally, STEM. Plus, the 8th ...