Women and the Fear of Mathematics: A Gender Analysis of the Myths and Realities in an ODL Context

Human relationship is a complex social phenomenon defined by diverse thoughts, intentions, actions, reactions, schemes, and calculations. It is also characterised by vast dimensions of intriguing elements of social conditioningSocial conditioning that make human beings and their interactions enigmatic. In this regard, it is largely believed by patriarchal societies that women, in relation to men, are physically and mentally weak, vain, distrustful, lazy, and calculative.