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Re:Barriers to Equality in Academia: Women in Computer Scien... by watwut on Friday September 01, 2017 @11:35AM (#15149340)
If that report accurately describes what was going on in 1983, then I can see where radical feminism is historically coming from. Not as excuse for excesses, but as explanation of why some people might support that.

My work experiences were mostly positive. Where I experienced some of those things (like being unable to ask question without having to subsequently fight for control over my task, assumption that I will happily do all simple boring tasks and no interesting ones, etc - reasons why I hate agile setup basically), they take pleasure away from work big time and had me doubt choice of career at some moments.

The part about assuming girl is there to get husband is away entirely. I think it is much more ok for women to be aggressive now. People are less open about prejudice these days too.

Majority of male collegues is absolutely fine.

Re:Barriers to Equality in Academia: Women in Computer Scien... by Impossible on Friday September 01, 2017 @05:53PM (#15152675)
The part about assuming girl is there to get husband is away entirely.

A lot of women still do this or are expected to do this. I'm not sure how many of them are going to MIT or enrolled in CS, but it's common for women to go to college with the expectation of finding and husband and being a house wife, or working a few years, then having kids and doing that.

Re:Barriers to Equality in Academia: Women in Computer Scien... by watwut on Saturday September 02, 2017 @03:02AM (#15154711)
Well, ok, you do assume that.

Overwhelming majority don't assume that. Traditionalists I know complain about women not wanting to do that anymore.

Re:Barriers to Equality in Academia: Women in Computer Scien... by Impossible on Saturday September 02, 2017 @02:42PM (#15157534)
It's not an assumption, or about a majority or minority opinion. I know actual women that feel and act this way.

I think my post was intrepreted as something that applies to a majority of women or that I think women should act a certain way. I was just saying that anecdoctally, the practice of going to college to find a husband is not dead.

Re:Barriers to Equality in Academia: Women in Computer Scien... by watwut on Saturday September 02, 2017 @03:19PM (#15157727)
The complain in the article was that teachers and other students assume the girls are in MIT not with the goal to learn or work, but that she is there only or primary to find husband.

So, unless you assume your classmates are in school just to find husbands and assume all girls are like your friends, the preferences of your friends are irrelevant.

I knew people who had trouble to keep up in school, because they came basically for party life and procrastinated too much. I don't assume all guys are like that. Similar thing (through being family oriented and willing to accept negatives of being at home is more noble I guess).