We deplore sexism—on the part of students and teachers—just as we deplore the lack of self-confidence that prevents girls from choosing to work in physics or computer science. But too often I think we forget to question the actual content of what is taught; we neglect the fact that, for young women, going to university implies adopting varieties of knowledge, methods and codes that, for centuries, have been almost entirely created without them—when not actually against them.
