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Hu: Boys Club

by Chris Tachibana | Dec 1, 2016

blackboards_-_unm_astrophysicsIn The Atlantic, Jane C. Hu scrutinizes the discipline that might have the most shatterproof glass ceiling of all: mathematics. Math professors are using their analytical skills to figure out why the field has so few women and what to do about it. For more from @jane_c_hu, read about global brand challenges in Quartz and groupthink in Aeon and check her website. image: AnthonyJBentley

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