Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream
by gtremper on Saturday March 01, 2014 @08:50PM
(#7327269)
Because 50% of humans are female. If there's a strong deviation from this in a large sample size, then there must be a correlation between being a woman and in CS. If gender didn't matter, there wouldn't be a correlation.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream
by onmydesk on Saturday March 01, 2014 @08:57PM
(#7327294)
I don't deny the correlation. I question the assumption that it is due to prejudice. It could be due to differences in the predispositions to excel at different types of work between the sexes. Men and women are different.
Why are so many professional basket ball players black? Racism?
There is an implicit assumption in this and its validity is assumed. It is not being questioned.