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>I've always wondered if the answer to this was due to the culture and class demographics. You could probably make a well supported case for why this is true f
by nemothekid 11y ago
>I've always wondered if the answer to this was due to the culture and class demographics.
You could probably make a well supported case for why this is true for minorities, but what makes the entire hypothesis shaky is if it was a cultural and class issue, what does that say about middle/upper class white women?
Now let's assume that these women were discriminated/discouraged out of tech. How are we sure that in 10 years those same forces won't do the same to minorities?
I don't have a solution, but I don't think the computer penetration problem sufficiently answers the question.
- jxdjsks 11y agoIts obviously traditional gender roles leaking into the minds of children. We instinctively pick up on what society expects us to be and our personality evolves around those loci. To fix this problem you have to drive out one of the most ingrained aspects of all cultures everywhere. I'm definitely not saying it's right, I'm fairly extreme, I think skirts and high heels are particularly poisonus expressions of this cultural norm.
- mercer 11y agoPerhaps gaming has something to do with this? Leaving aside whether there is something 'male' about gaming and the specific games that are most common, I recall that in my youth gaming was a 'guy thing'. I can imagine that frequently interacting with a computer in the form of gaming easily leads to becoming a programmer or tech worker.