it's not that one should aspire to be a geek.. one should just *be*.. so you might not be the best coder right now.. if you're geeky, you're geeky.. other people can deal..
as far as being a woman in a "geeky" field.. i don't think i've really noticed that.. i'll go to meetings of the local chapter of the ACM and IEEE, and if there are other women there, they will comment on being the only woman present -- i won't have noticed that attendance is 2 females 20 guys.. (i find it more interesting that i was not included in the female count.. when i ask them about that, they say that "i belong there and they don't".. when i ask them why, they flounder and say they aren't sure...) well, all i see are a bunch of geeks/scholars/people working to accomplish things.. (or not depending on the temperment of the group;) ).
sure, i could spout a good deal about gender inequality studies, psychological research, and the like (cs doesn't always get all my cpu time) yes there is a long history in the united states of women having the "motherly" role.. while feeling unable to function in other circles of their environment.. hopefully in time less women will be hung up on the stigma of being accepted by the majority (somehow i have a feeling with recent events, that this may take longer and more difficult journey that i had previously thought) and try different things. i have.. and enjoyed myself tremendously the entire time..
Why do people care so much about this? as i enter my final year of study for my AB degree in CS (yes i know, don't ask-- long strange story), i have never felt that i wasn't included into a geeky group on basis of my gender.. i always have, yes there are jokes and debates that one morning i'll wake up with a tux tatooed on my shoulder like miranda in the userfriendly "got linux" cartoon.. but hey.. they [the guys] are jealous.;) (they want tux permanently drawn on their body).. but the female portion of my cohort doesn't feel the same as i do.. they always point out that they are the only girl, this is difficult material, etc.. i listen to them and ask myself (i have long since given up fighting with them) why they focus on that, and not the material/task/problem at hand.. and why is it such a hinderance to their solving problems? i don't see it as a difficulty for me.
probably the nicest thing about being one of the few women is that there finially isn't a line for the bathroom at the expos.;)
well, that's my spout.. i wish everyone sucess in their quest to fulfill their aspiration of geekness..
Slashdot Mirror
it's not that one should aspire to be a geek.. one should just *be*.. so you might not be the best coder right now.. if you're geeky, you're geeky.. other people can deal..
;) ).
;) (they want tux permanently drawn on their body).. but the female portion of my cohort doesn't feel the same as i do.. they always point out that they are the only girl, this is difficult material, etc.. i listen to them and ask myself (i have long since given up fighting with them) why they focus on that, and not the material/task/problem at hand.. and why is it such a hinderance to their solving problems? i don't see it as a difficulty for me.
;)
as far as being a woman in a "geeky" field.. i don't think i've really noticed that.. i'll go to meetings of the local chapter of the ACM and IEEE, and if there are other women there, they will comment on being the only woman present -- i won't have noticed that attendance is 2 females 20 guys.. (i find it more interesting that i was not included in the female count.. when i ask them about that, they say that "i belong there and they don't".. when i ask them why, they flounder and say they aren't sure...) well, all i see are a bunch of geeks/scholars/people working to accomplish things.. (or not depending on the temperment of the group
sure, i could spout a good deal about gender inequality studies, psychological research, and the like (cs doesn't always get all my cpu time) yes there is a long history in the united states of women having the "motherly" role.. while feeling unable to function in other circles of their environment.. hopefully in time less women will be hung up on the stigma of being accepted by the majority (somehow i have a feeling with recent events, that this may take longer and more difficult journey that i had previously thought) and try different things. i have.. and enjoyed myself tremendously the entire time..
Why do people care so much about this? as i enter my final year of study for my AB degree in CS (yes i know, don't ask-- long strange story), i have never felt that i wasn't included into a geeky group on basis of my gender.. i always have, yes there are jokes and debates that one morning i'll wake up with a tux tatooed on my shoulder like miranda in the userfriendly "got linux" cartoon.. but hey.. they [the guys] are jealous.
probably the nicest thing about being one of the few women is that there finially isn't a line for the bathroom at the expos.
well, that's my spout.. i wish everyone sucess in their quest to fulfill their aspiration of geekness..
/n