S3E07: Challenging stereotypes by fulfilling them w/ Abby Govindan

05/20/21 • 21 min

We all hate harmful stereotypes, but have you ever thought of breaking stereotypes ... by simply fulfilling them?! Being an Indian woman who doesn’t like STEM carries many consequences, and on today’s episode, Vanessa talks to South Asian comedian Abby Govindan about how women are pressured to either resist or conform to social and cultural expectations, and how she’s navigated that struggle through humour - especially through provocative tweets which is how Vanessa found her in the first place!

About Abby

Abby Govindan is a comedian. (ed. note - this is literally the bio she gave us :)

Show notes

1:49 - Abby’s viral tweet about women in STEM

Connect with us:

Abby Govindan: (Twitter, Insta)
Vanessa Vakharia: @themathguru (Insta, Twitter, TikTok)
Math Therapy: @maththerapy (Twitter)

Transcript for today’s episode: www.maththerapypodcast.com

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05/20/21 • 21 min

Math Therapy - S3E07: Challenging stereotypes by fulfilling them w/ Abby Govindan

Transcript

Abby Govindan 0:01 (intro quote)
Intelligence manifests itself in different ways. Just because his wife is really good at STEM doesn't mean that Lin Manuel Miranda is the less impressive one - you know how much intelligence it takes to like write several musicals that end up going on to win Tonys and awards?
Abby Govindan 0:15 (intro quote)
Even the way we speak about math should change. All you have to do to be a math person is decide you're a math person.
Vanessa Vakharia 0:22 (s

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