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It is not the "expectations difference" that is absurd. It is the notion that highly educated women freely choose to opt out of high paying engineering/CS field
by abalone 10y ago
It is not the "expectations difference" that is absurd. It is the notion that highly educated women freely choose to opt out of high paying engineering/CS fields and pursue lower-paying PhDs because they plan on men supporting them. Is there a single shred of evidence to support this? Interviews with female grad students where they spell out this plan of theirs, etc.? Of course not. Meanwhile, tons of evidence around sexist cultures in engineering and CS. [1]
[1] see for example Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing (MIT Press) http://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Clubhouse-Women-Computing-Press/dp/0262632691 http://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Clubhouse-Women-Computing-Pr...
- Chris2048 10y ago> because they plan on men supporting them You added the idea of conscious planning. Replace "plan on supporting them" with "higher probability of getting support". > tons of evidence around sexist cultures in engineering and CS This has no bearing on the above claim though, does it? That men have a higher risk of being able to find a partner capable and willing on supporting them financially.