To celebrate International Women’s Day, student of St. Petersburg State University decorated her classroom, with the sexist statements of her teachers.
“Lets see, if you have anything, besides your looks.” – F. Hanin
“Marriage oriented brain of postgraduate student, can’t conquer post-positivism.” – P. Vyhodec
“This monograph of war was written by a woman. Can you believe it? Surprisingly, it turned out pretty good.” – I. Tsvetkov
“If women get into the secret service, they will fight over wearing the same outfit.” – D. Tulupov
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An interesting addition from one of our readers:
People keep asking me why I don’t want to come back to Russia after finishing my research project in US.
Here is a substantial part of the answer. I want to live in a place where I am regarded as a human being.
More fun stuff:“As it it is said, chicken is not a bird and woman is not a human being” – I.V.Ivannikov.
And more “fun” from my times in Moscow State University:
Teacher (to me, before the start of quantum mechanics exam): “Why does such a pretty girl with such long eyelashes have to work so hard to study quantum mechanics? You’ll get married anyway!”
“Homework for female students: write an essay on the book “How to speak and listen to a child” by Y.Gippenreyter, homework for male students: write an essay on any psychology book you choose.“
