Re:The First 1940s Coders Were Women (2017)
by jasonwatkinspdx on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:16AM
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While this is a real and interesting current effect, it doesn't explain things in the USSR at that time. The sibling comment about how nearly an entire generation of young men was lost in WW2 is closer to the mark.
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Re:The First 1940s Coders Were Women (2017)
by mantas on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:24AM
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While USSR technically had gender equality, reality was very different. For example, how much of The Party elite was women? Virtually none :) Sexism was through the roof too.
IIRC the "less equality = more women engineers" example was India. And USSR was somewhat similar to modern India. On paper women were on par (= purely technocratic acceptance to universities) but day-to-day life was different. "Pursue your passion" was not an option. So if a girl was smart in maths, engineering it is. Fatherland needed engineers, not people in BS studies who'd work in Starbucks afterwards.
Re:The First 1940s Coders Were Women (2017)
by jasonwatkinspdx on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:27AM
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Yes, exactly right about USSR.
The more equality less STEM effect is seen in more than India. Sweden is the example I see talked about most. It's interesting and still heavily debated. I don't fully understand the current state of debate.