Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men
by lliamander on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @04:28PM
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Perhaps I don't know enough about ballet, but my understanding was that it is physically demanding in ways that favor female physiology over male physiology (e.g. requires more flexibility). Not to say that the cultural aspect isn't there, but rather that the cultural aspect may be influenced by biological differences.
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Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men
by ethanbond on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @06:21PM
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How about any other form of dance? Or fashion design? Or theatre? Gymnastics? So on and so forth.
Of course there are biological differences that surface in all of these things. The question is whether these differences by themselves account for the disparities. Of course the answer is no.
Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men
by nostrebored on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @05:51PM
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In professional ballet, men make up approximately 50% of the population. But of course there are physiological difference that change competencies.
Applying this to interests, however, implies that there is a neurological difference that makes women worse at computer science. There is not methodologically sound data to back this up.