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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. Re:Oh please... by jimbolauski · · Score: 0, Troll

    I do, it would be nice to see some more ladies at conferences that I can ogle instead of paying attention.

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    Knowledge = Power
    P= W/t
    t=Money
    Money = Work/Knowledge so the less you know the more you make
  2. Re:My say on this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wow, 20 years of writing tampon-dispensing code? How hard could it be?

  3. Any intact woman that gets a BOOB JOB / Plumbers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    is a boob. Plain and simple. Woman always pushing up and out the boobs, and showing their crack as if the fatest plumber's ass crack is something to be gazed at. Stupid lady !!

  4. Re:Yeah right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    My church ...

    There's your problem.