Folded Fashions: Symmetry in Clothing Design
Recent reports supported by research indicate the need to encourage girls as well as boys to continue the study of mathematics. Two reasons often given for the lack of females' interest in mathematics are its perception as a male domain and the scarcity of female role models. These influences appear to be active early in the mathematics curriculum. Despite the efforts of concerned teachers and textbook publishers, the majority of classroom applications of mathematics are oriented more toward males than females. Further, historical references to such female mathematicians such as Hypatia, Kovalevsky, and Noether do little toencouragetoday's young women who may not wish to become mathematicians to choose vocations in which mathematics is important