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Re:If you care about diversity, don't just hire from the sam... by jasonx1e on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @01:35AM (#15547762)
It is matching society, however: CollegeBoard testing statistics reveal that in high school girls take AP Computer Science much less frequently than boys - at proportions fairly close to 1:3.

Given that anyone is free to take an AP exam provided they can spend $100, the only plausible explanation is that fewer girls choose to pursue computer science as a major.

Alternatively, you could suggest that there is nationwide collusion between CollegeBoard and amongst computer science teachers to limit girls from taking the APCS test - and that no one has found out or exposed it.

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Re:If you care about diversity, don't just hire from the sam... by Karrot_Kream on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @02:41AM (#15548007)
> Given that anyone is free to take an AP exam provided they can spend $100, it seems to be down to individual choice.

In which world is it "individual choice" for a 14-18 year old to pay $100 per exam to take an exam?

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Re:If you care about diversity, don't just hire from the sam... by jasonx1e on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @01:08PM (#15551891)
What I mean by that is there exist no gender barriers to take an AP exam - that fewer women are studying CS in college or working a technical role is not a result of a biased system, but of an individual decision that comes down to fewer girls DECIDING to learn computer science.
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