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MIT Names First Female President

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the whoa-oh-oh-she's-a-lady dept.

wintermute1000 writes "According to CNN, MIT has just named its first female president. Along with other recent programs' efforts to get more women involved in the MIT community, is this a step in the right direction for the historically gender-biased institution?"

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  1. Big deal... by avalys · · Score: 5, Funny

    When MIT announces the first robot president, I'll be listening.

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    1. Re:Big deal... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Leela: The first robot president won by exactly one vote.
      Bender: Ah, yes! John Quincy Adding Machine. He struck a chord with the
      voters when he pledged not to go on a killing spree.
      Professor: But, like most politicians he promised more than he could
      deliver.

    2. Re:Big deal... by chunkwhite86 · · Score: 2, Funny

      When MIT announces the first robot president, I'll be listening.

      Yeah, but you put your brain in a robot body? You'd have the strength of FIVE GORILLAS!

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  2. futurama quote by Janek+Kozicki · · Score: 5, Funny

    fry: can't we just be together?
    leela: listen - you are a man, I'm a woman. We're just too different.

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  3. probably change towards good by Keruo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Generally technology field has been boys club and most women around are usually surnamed .jpg.
    Women at workplace usually balance the atmosphere towards more positive.
    In paper industry, some studies have shown that departments lead by female chiefs, run more efficiently and have less disputes among workers.

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    1. Re:probably change towards good by doodlelogic · · Score: 1, Funny

      "gender in the workplace as being a positive thing"

      Catbert: how can I eliminate gender from the workplace?

      Dogbert Consultancy: Well we have these Elbonian eunuchs...

  4. Is she hot?? by StevenHenderson · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nevermind, just RTFA... :-/

  5. A New Role Model by syntap · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hopefully now we'll finally churn out some more geek and gamr grlz.

  6. If you went there... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If any of you actually went to MIT, you would realize that this whole thing is actually a ploy to get Aimee Smith to fucking shut up! Now when she talks about the overruling partiarchy, we'll finally be able to say, "*ahem* A woman is currently in charge."

  7. Hormones... by Skiron · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will she have to grow a beard now?

  8. Re:male/female/black/white by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Exactly. This is why I have no problem hitting a woman. I'm a feminist and believe in equality.

  9. Feminist by KrunZ · · Score: 1, Funny

    I hope she is a feminist because they ar sooo cute!

  10. First female president, huh? by Anonymous+Custard · · Score: 1, Funny

    Fry: Is she hot?

    Amazonian: That not important! She all knowing!

    Fry: In other words, No.

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  11. Really? by Bluesman · · Score: 2, Funny

    What did they name her?

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  12. Re:IT IS NOT GENDER IT IS SEX by avalys · · Score: 4, Funny

    Loose control of the language and you will loose the arguement

    Well then, it looks like you've lost, doesn't it?

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  13. Re:male/female/black/white by shufler · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unless the job is lesbian porn. I don't wany any tranny surprises.

  14. Re:Question for women by Nevyn · · Score: 2, Funny
    More women are enrolled in law schools, journalism schools, and soon, they will exceed men in all professional schools, with the exception the dreary schools of engineering and business.

    There are always more students than qualified practitioners. The usual way this stat. is abused is to say "there are more law students in the US, than lawyers ... so soon we'll be overrune with them".

    In pretty much every high earning business I see men outnumber women, esp. as the pay scale goes higher (very few CxOs, very few politicians, no presidents etc.) And maybe some professions will naturally tend towards one or the other gender over time, but I really can't see lawyers being female dominated given how good men are at being lying bastards (it's ok, it tastes like a strawberry lollipop ... no really it does :).

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  15. Re:Question for women by Radar|TGS · · Score: 2, Funny
    From what I have seen, I'd say that, on average, women perform as well as men at any job.
    Except for writing their names in the snow, we still totally kick ass at that.
  16. Re:male/female/black/white by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I want to see the NBA reflect the exact demographics of America. You get the women of Chinese ancestry on your team.