To my daughter's high school programming teacher

Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by highstep on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @12:37PM (#6361154)

"cognitive deficiency"??? Please consider the possibility that just because someone else's mind doesn't excel in the same way yours does, it doesn't necessarily mean their mind is deficient! I believe your choice of words demonstrates well the bias that is at the root of the problem we are discussing.

IMO nerd superiority is the most unbecoming pervasive trait found in the tech industry.

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Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by ForrestN on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @03:11PM (#6362541)

I think you may have missed my point; I think the idea that women have any sort of cognitive deficiency is absurd. I believe that the reason there are so few women in tech has to do with systemic disincentives, rather than that they "aren't good at it" or "don't like it."

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Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by highstep on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @06:58PM (#6364166)

I see. I'm sorry that I misunderstood you.

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