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>Then they go to university, and largely avoid CS because a) they haven't developed any prior interest in it and b) it is perceived as a difficult and male-domi
by mrgoldenbrown 11y ago
>Then they go to university, and largely avoid CS because a) they haven't developed any prior interest in it and b) it is perceived as a difficult and male-dominated field.
I think you're forgetting a few reasons that women have mentined when asked why they left, or avoided CS:
c) they are actively steered away by advisors
d) they are harassed by fellow students or professors.
- m4x 11y agoFair point, and those are definitely things that we should be consciously striving to minimise I don't think it substantially changes anything I said earlier though. If a girl has been actively programming since a younger age, she will have enough confidence to pursue CS without seeking an advisor or her peers' approval