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Re:Facebook’s Point System Fails to Close Diversity Gap by netheril96 on Friday August 19, 2016 @01:26AM (#12318127)
> Sorry, so you're suggesting the problem is that women don't study computer science? Hmm. [0]

The reference you cite says that

> about 214 women are majoring in computer science, accounting for about 30 percent of majors in that department

and

> only about 18 percent of all U.S. undergraduate computer science degrees go to women.

While the WSJ article states that

> Women made up 33% of its global workforce, up from 31% in 2014.

So, exactly a pipeline problem.

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Re:Facebook’s Point System Fails to Close Diversity Gap by achompas on Friday August 19, 2016 @01:32PM (#12321760)
It's interesting that you have not addressed the high attrition rates for women who do enter tech. Is that also a pipeline problem? Should schools also teach women to tolerate hostile work environments?
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