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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by hyperdunc on Friday January 17, 2020 @05:58PM (#22080485)
Women are more likely to want to be the primary caregiver to something that actually came out of them. It's biological and there's nothing sexist about it.
Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by maxkwallace on Friday January 17, 2020 @06:07PM (#22080578)
It's partly biological but there are still many existing cultural attitudes that discourage husbands from performining traditionally "feminine" roles/tasks when caring for their kids.

The author's point about being over-critical of sexism is well-taken, but by reducing the sexist attitudes towards, for example, stay-at-home dads, it may be possible to help more women in STEM have fully productive careers.

Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by tylermenezes on Friday January 17, 2020 @06:04PM (#22080557)
> it's biological

"It's biology" has a long history of being used to justify everything from sexism to racism to genocide. Please provide a source for your claim (and for the implied claim that men do not have the same drive).

Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by 9HZZRfNlpR on Saturday January 18, 2020 @12:26AM (#22082509)
The source is looking at nature and all the species?

But that doesn't mean we, the smartest of them all, can't make some changes. Nature is also killing the weaker etc, things that we don't agree on as humans.

Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by deyouz on Friday January 17, 2020 @08:56PM (#22081642)
And of course you were downvoted, while the one claiming "biology!" based on no arguments wasn't.
Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by the_gipsy on Friday January 17, 2020 @07:24PM (#22081172)
It is sexist because you are dismissing women being treated as lesser beings with some armchair analysis.
Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by jbay808 on Friday January 17, 2020 @09:15PM (#22081726)
I disagree with the poster you are replying to, but I also disagree with what seem to be the implications of you comment -- that someone who prefers performing childcare over STEM work is a "lesser being"?
Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by the_gipsy on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:38AM (#22083442)
No no, lesser being as in "we decide your duties and remobe your opportunities".