My mom has a phd in math: hacked bus advert

February 24th, 2011 by Terri

Public transit ad depicting a brain: note pointing to one side says "Can you solve one of our puzzles" and the note pointing to the other side reads "can you explain it to your mom?". Text below reads "We're hiring hackers with people skills". Someone has added a post-it note to the advertisement which reads "My mom has a PhD in math"

Public transit ad depicting a brain: note pointing to one side says “Can you solve one of our puzzles” and the note pointing to the other side reads “can you explain it to your mom?”. Text below reads “We’re hiring hackers with people skills”. Someone has added a post-it note to the advertisement which reads “My mom has a PhD in math”

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  1. debrah malater:

    February 24th, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    This ad isn’t only sexist, it also implies that older women, and specifically older women who have conceived are lacking in brain power. Thankfully some of us have spunky kids who know how to use a post-it!

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    February 26th, 2011 at 9:56 am

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