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The overwhelming skew in the CS population suggests that women either believe CS is not accessible to them (which isn't-- or should not be-- true), or that the
by tbabb 11y ago
The overwhelming skew in the CS population suggests that women either believe CS is not accessible to them (which isn't-- or should not be-- true), or that the community is unwelcoming to them (which is a problem in of itself and should be corrected, and means that motivated women are turning away from a field that would otherwise excite them).
The skew is indicative of a problem. We should fix it.
- Lawtonfogle 11y agoIsn't it possible for the skew to also represent that it just isn't appealing (for example it may not be appealing due to socially conditioned gender roles)?
- tbabb 11y agoWe won't know if that's the case until we fix the glaring, skew-causing problems that are already there.
- sheepmullet 11y ago> The overwhelming skew in the CS population suggests that women either believe CS is not accessible to them It isn't for many of them. Not really. Not as a great career. I'm on ~$160k total comp as a senior software dev working full time. I want to move to a part time 20-25 hours and yet nobody wants to hire me for $80k/year part time.