Recalculating for the real world
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52041/iase2023.203Abstract
The societal context of Martin Gardner’s Two-Child Problem has shifted from the two gendered world of the 1950s to our current understanding of gender identities. Our recent investigation into the problem expanded these questions to include the gender identity “non-binary”, in addition to “boy” and “girl” already established from the premise of Gardner’s original version. However, we did so in a theoretical context where these three gender identities are equally represented and assumed, as was the case in the past. In this refined version of the problem, we utilize population statistics from the 2021 Statistics Canada Census, where Canadians were asked to state the gender identities of members of their household, to extend the problem to a new generation of students in math classes in Canada and beyond. Ultimately, we are bringing forward a strategy to promote, while emphasizing Census data into the classroom.References
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