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Not Enough Women In Computing, Or Too Many Men?

Posted by timothy on from the rational-choices dept.

itwbennett writes "Do geeks really 'drive girls out of computer science,' as the headline of a LiveScience article contends? Blogger Cameron Laird doesn't think so. In fact, 'I don't think "gender issues in computing" is important enough to merit the attention it gets,' says Laird in a recent post. And maybe the problem isn't that there are too few women in computing, but that there are too many men. 'I'm waiting to read the headline: "Women too smart for careers with computers,"' says Laird, 'where another researcher concludes that only "boys" are stupid enough to go into a field that's globally-fungible, where entry-level salaries are declining, and it's common to think that staying up all night for a company-paid pizza is a good deal.'"

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  1. My say on this by Feminist-Mom · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a 49 yo grandmother, feminist, and C programmer for 20+ years I feel highly qualified to comment on this. The answer is that in my experience merit alone has been the only factor.

    1. Re:My say on this by Culture20 · · Score: 5, Funny

      by Feminist-Mom (816033) Alter Relationship on Thursday December 17, @04:14PM (#30479212)
      As a 49 yo grandmother, feminist, and C programmer for 20+ years I feel highly qualified to comment on this. The answer is that in my experience merit alone has been the only factor.

      Stop Plagerising poor anon-cowards.
      http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1482242&cid=30476526

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 17, @01:34PM (#30476526)
      As a 49 yo grandmother, a feminist, and having had a long career as a C programmer, I find that offensive. Would they have said his father couldn't see it? This is just another racist characterization of women being incompetent with technology.

  2. Too many men, too many boys. by ebbomega · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too many misters, Not enough sisters
    Too much time on, too many hands
    Not enough ladies, too many mans

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  3. Re:Are women pushing men out of nursing? by Stewie241 · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, I wouldn't find that surprising at all. After all, women in computing certainly have a large selection of men to choose from (if that's their gender of preference). Of course, some will say it's quantity over quality...

    Or as the saying goes... the odds are good but the goods are odd :)