After reading much of this (whole) discussion, many of the problems that face women in cs are quite obvious. Guys have posted "I've never seen a woman geek" (therefore they must not exist? Or maybe you just need to leave your room more!!) and "It's not my fault so I don't care" and "It's totally the women's fault" and "Computer interest started with men... & women will play little part in the computer revolution" (obviously ignoring many famous female figures involved from the beginning, whose names have been posted and reposted for the historically stupid). They are the ones who only contribute to the problem by their apathy to the women and their defensive/hostile attitude towards the whole discussion. The fact that Paladeen and others expect "that women will play little part in the computer revolution" is completely ridiculous and exclusionary by any standards.
Like someone said: one big problem is "guys who think they are too smart to be sexist."
Quote from www.LinuxChix.org: "...why I started LinuxChix in the first place was (as some of you know) a direct result of the "comments" that appear on the Slashdot forums. Some people's children apparently don't know how to act in public. "
...just cuz this is a male-dominated forum doesnt mean theres a need to be so damned chauvinistic and stupid...
& why do you think it is they *arent* interested at all in high tech? same reason you aren't interested in sewing. society doesn't encourage either one; in fact I bet you'd get laughed at for being in that high school sewing class, and at the very least feel somewhat uncomfortable in a class, being the only guy.
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Like someone said: one big problem is "guys who think they are too smart to be sexist."
Quote from www.LinuxChix.org: "...why I started LinuxChix in the first place was (as some of you know) a direct result of the "comments" that appear on the Slashdot forums. Some people's children apparently don't know how to act in public. "
& why do you think it is they *arent* interested at all in high tech? same reason you aren't interested in sewing. society doesn't encourage either one; in fact I bet you'd get laughed at for being in that high school sewing class, and at the very least feel somewhat uncomfortable in a class, being the only guy.