How CMU Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Science (2013)

Re:How CMU Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Sci... by ivanca on Friday March 14, 2014 @01:38PM (#7400446)

This. When you do something in the name of political correctness (and a completely economically (and risk free) biased one - i.e. almost nobody cares about the lack of female truck drivers) you still have to measure what are you inflicting damage upon.

- Is rejecting someone more fitted for this career path something good?

- Are you assuming everything is a societal result and there are no biological differences between the female/male psyche that makes them look for different hobbies and careers?

- It is know that women care more about socializing than men, and sitting in front of a screen for countless hours is pretty much the opposite of that; even when you work in a team, meetings are usually not something you look up to.

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Re:How CMU Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Sci... by sp332 on Friday March 14, 2014 @01:47PM (#7400521)

But we're not going to be able to measure those things until we try it and find out.

Also, many computer projects are done socially and aimed at socializing. Isolation is an old stereotype.

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Re:How CMU Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Sci... by stephp on Friday March 14, 2014 @02:55PM (#7400974)

Not all women are extroverts? I'm a woman and could go without seeing people for a very long time. I think this is a huge misunderstanding of what it means to have a preference for the "social." It's about the purpose behind the project, not face time.

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