Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech?

Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech? by k-mcgrady on Friday April 21, 2017 @09:08AM (#14165194)

>> It's not only Russia, either, which I find to be a bizarre point of focus here. I find female colleagues are far more likely to be from India, China, or Taiwan than any western nation.

Where are you currently based? In the UK (and this is a BBC article) I don't see many (or any really) female tech workers from the countries you mention but lots from Russia and easter Europe.

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Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech? by omikun on Friday April 21, 2017 @10:18AM (#14165802)

Not the parent but I have worked for half a dozen tech companies around the US and they're mostly Indian/Chinese/White.

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Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech? by k-mcgrady on Friday April 21, 2017 @10:35AM (#14165929)

Thanks, I would have assumed that (and wasn't disputing it). I was just trying to point out to the parent that his experience may not apply everywhere and considering it's a BBC article the UK perspective might be useful to understand why their focus is Russia and not those other nations.

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