Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech?
by glenra on Friday April 21, 2017 @11:18AM
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> in comparison to Western Europe [in Russia] gender identity politics is non-existent, and feminism is ridiculed
In western society an especially smart, capable woman has the option to gain status/prestige by studying feminism. Perhaps in Russia they don't have that option - there's no high-profile X-studies program to aspire to - so they learn something like math and excel at that instead.
In western society an especially smart, capable woman has the option to gain status/prestige by studying feminism. Perhaps in Russia they don't have that option - there's no high-profile X-studies program to aspire to - so they learn something like math and excel at that instead.