I got a degree in math, about half my graduating class was female (about 50 out of 100), and I knew 2 who were passionate about math. Neither went into teaching (well one might be a professor now, she was sharp), but both would have been good at it. The others? Who knows.
Physics department at least mostly had people who really were passionate about the field, but out of 30-40 students, I think only 4 were female. Mostly white, too, at a school that didn't skew that way -- my theory on that is no Asian parent is telling their kid to do physics, as it is as much work as engineering with like half the pay potential.
I got a degree in math, about half my graduating class was female (about 50 out of 100), and I knew 2 who were passionate about math. Neither went into teaching (well one might be a professor now, she was sharp), but both would have been good at it. The others? Who knows.
Physics department at least mostly had people who really were passionate about the field, but out of 30-40 students, I think only 4 were female. Mostly white, too, at a school that didn't skew that way -- my theory on that is no Asian parent is telling their kid to do physics, as it is as much work as engineering with like half the pay potential.