Re:GitHub donates private repositories to women learning ope...
by cosmez on Friday April 26, 2013 @06:55PM
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Like i said before.. this is not a world wide social problem, my college was almost half boys, half girls. The highest grade was a girl, why? not because she was a girl.. but because she was freaking smart.
Its like african americans complaining about racism, i don't get it.. they are the coolest thing on earth right now!! Ignore that uneducated minority and move on.
Re:GitHub donates private repositories to women learning ope...
by jmj42 on Friday April 26, 2013 @07:53PM
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I'm sure there are areas of the world where gender equality isn't a problem, but where your're from (mexico as indicated above) it most certainly is. A quick internet search came up with hundreds of articles on the gender equality issues in Mexico, including, a female to male income ratio of .62, ranking Mexico 53rd (USA is 13th at .67).
So guess what, privileged male, it is a very big problem where you live.
Re:GitHub donates private repositories to women learning ope...
by anoncow on Saturday April 27, 2013 @06:40AM
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Ah! I shouldn't feed the trolls.
Re:GitHub donates private repositories to women learning ope...
by anoncow on Saturday April 27, 2013 @02:51PM
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I made this comment because of the 'privileged male' part.
Re:GitHub donates private repositories to women learning ope...
by derrida on Friday April 26, 2013 @07:53PM
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cosmez:
> Its like african americans complaining about racism, i don't get it.. they are the coolest thing on earth right now!! Ignore that uneducated minority and move on.
rac·ism /ˈrāˌsizəm/
Noun
The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race.
>if you think that being a boy or a girl its an advantage then you are part of that problem
Unwillingness to recognize that women are at a disadvantage due to long-term social mores is part of the problem.
"Boys will always be boys, ignore them and move on?" You really don't get it, do you? Every little comment, snide remark, finger pointing... Words are sharp, they cut deep. In the end, it's these social pressures that result in fewer women entering STEM programs and careers. Ignoring them? No, that's not what we do. We, as men, must stop ignoring the problem, and put ourselves out there. Stop being silent, the problem will not go away, unless we speak up.