Telling the Story of the Stable (Queer) Marriage Problem
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This is my favorite talk to give. I updated the slides for my first Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM) conference so I could present it in Spectra’s Special Session on Research by LGBTQ+ and Allied Mathematicians.
In this talk, I explain that math is not apolitical. Our values and norms inform how we think and talk about the math we do. So, when we talk about the “Stable Marriage Problem” as a group of men and a group of women—who, by nature of the bipartite graph, only look for partners in the other group—that can hint at our values and norms, even if we don’t intend it to. I believe reflecting on this is an important part of creating inclusive spaces, in math and everywhere else.