On: Stereotyping women right out of science

[wjy]

No, no no. If you're guessing wildly like that, don't bother.

In this case, "woo" refers to the "softer" attributes often associated with women - nurturing, caring, feeling.

[JulianMorrison → wjy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo

"Woo woo, a term used by scientific skeptics for pseudoscience, alternative medicine and New Age beliefs."

[wjy → JulianMorrison]

But the article wasn't talking about pseudoscience, alternative medicine, or New Age beliefs. It was talking about women in scientific fields.

Just because a word has multiple definitions doesn't mean you can pick one that doesn't apply and call me wrong.