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> Testosterone has effects on competition, so there could still be bias there Oh. And that would be a biological, innate difference in behaviour between men an
by Udik 9y ago
> Testosterone has effects on competition, so there could still be bias there
Oh. And that would be a biological, innate difference in behaviour between men and women, wouldn't it?
And even if women are as good as men at maths or computer programming- which wouldn't surprise me much- can't they be just less interested in it, just in the same way they're less interested (as you seem to imply) in competition?
And could I be as good as the average woman in teaching or as a nurse? Possible. Am I interested in it? No.
- s73ver 9y agoBut are they less interested just because? Or less interested because of things like Uber?
- Udik 9y agoBecause, do you think sitting eight hours a day behind a desk trying to find a way to instruct a machine to do something you already know how to do, is a particularly appealing job? Can you imagine the amount of fulfilling human interactions a nurse has every day in the hours you spend looking at that damn screen? I mean, maybe they don't do it just because they can actually do something better.
- s73ver 9y agoI mean, I clearly do as that is my profession. And I really don't think the decision is between "nurse" and "software engineer".
- lawnchair_larry 9y agoI don't know why those are directed at me. I didn't say otherwise!