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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?
I'd start a Men in CS club, but I'd be SEXIST!!! sow.
David Cole
www.davidcole.net
Interesting...But what is the point in all this? I'm tired of reverse discrimination. Seriously.
Drugs have taught an entire generation of American children the metric system.
Apparently you missed that whole "diversity" and "equality" kick that people have been on since the 1960s.
As the saying goes: "Women who seek equality with men lack ambition". :)
Let women do what they want, seriously.
If women are so deficient that they need support groups to survive the industry, they don't belong there. I'm not trying to berate women: I don't think this is the case, but the fact that there are these women in CS clubs all over the place makes it seem like someone is saying it is so.
On a note that's much more important, how about attracting more women to MY 'world of computing'?
It's quite simple actually.
First, women have far less variation in IQ then men. Thus they have less representation at the bottom of the scale, and less at the top. They average out about the same as men. Moreover, they tend to do better with verbal tests and not so well with mathematical tests.
Women are also likely to value emotional attachment and emotional stimulation higher than the averge man. (An interesting side point is Aspenger's syndrome and like emotional introversions that tend to strike men at much higher rates.)
Anyone familar with computer science sees how this disadvantages women in the field. Luckily, it's probable that the brain development track that men take is mostly influenced by hormone levels throughout childhood. Therefore the solution to getting more women in CS is simplicity itself. Testosterone shots from the age of 6 months until 18 years. Hell, we could even sterilize the females and get rid of the secondary sexual organs through surgery. With this program of hormone treatment and surgery, I think that we can finally get rid of inequality between the sexes by erasing most of the major biological differences. I'm glad to live in this age that truly recognizes the uselessness of all 'feminine' characteristics and pursuits, and understands that it is only men, and people who are able to act like men, that accomplish anything interesting in the world. If women on average enjoy mathematics less then men, we'll goddamn have to make them enjoy. After all, it's not like some people could find it somewhat unfulfilling...