dr mary gresham
dr mary gresham
2801 Buford Highway suite 260
atlanta, ga  30030
404-320-6510

Thursday, May 24, 2007

How Women Learn

After a review of the research on women and mathematical and technical skills, I have affirmed my theory that women learn best in small same-sex groups that are cooperative and encouraging of verbal connection. Most women enjoy sharing and communicating personal material and enjoy analyzing and understanding emotions and relationships. The emotive-relationship area of skill development is one that girls have been trained for beginning in the early preschool years, based on extensive observation of same sex play groups over years. This is the way that women learn difficult or anxiety-arousing material most easily according to mathematics research. It makes sense to adapt the material on finance to the fit the processes that we already know work well for women, rather than to continue to educate women on money through books and lectures. I am planning to put together some workshops for women with a financial planner who shares my concern about women and money,based on this model. Please contact me at mg@doctorgresham.com if you are interested in the mailing for these workshops.