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Calling All Computer Science Women?
SemiBarbaricPrincess asks: "I'm currently in the middle of starting a 'Women In Computer Science' group at my college, and I'm wondering what other groups are out there, and what they do to help boost the number of women in CS." Slashdot last touched on this subject in this article from January. For the women readers in our audience: what do you think would be helpful in attracting more women to the world of computing?
is there any reason why we want more women in our field? won't they come if they're interested?
i suspect that it is because we think we'll have a better chance of getting a girlfriend if we can talk on the same level. well, if that's the case for you, i say this: perhaps it is your unwillingness to talk about anything OTHER than computers that keeps women away.
I've known far too many CS men that practically smother female new hires with gazillions of questions like "i have a beowulf at home, do you?" and "how many computers do you have, i have four." blah blah blah, well that just makes women want to be waitresses, dudes.
the real problem is that most CS guys know little else. They want some women to come to their level so they can communicate, when it is they who need to branch out and explore other areas of society.
I have been a network administrator, multimedia developer, system administrator, a cashier, a race car driver, a pig poo shoveler, a mechanic, a missile maintenance technician, and a cameraman, and i can tell you that there are no women in CS because the CS guys foam at the mouth and surround them as soon as they enter the room.
Besides, who wants a partner that knows what you know? isn't part of a fun, healthy relationship learning new things about something entirely different to yourself and what you know?
Maybe there's another reason that you want more women in CS, but i can't think of it. If they'll do just as good of a job as you do (you know they do, guys) then it can only be because you're in search of an easy way into a relationship.
mod me down if you want, but i have a point here and you know it.
You said it brother!! F'n cunts
What the fuck! Ok, I'm not usually one to bitch about moderation, but how could my comment be redundant, look at the time and date I think it was like the 5th post! Moderators: pull your heads out of your asses. Meta-Moderators: do your job!