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Every time I read about women in tech discrimination problem I keep wondering: is it supposed to be specific to US or global? Are there any countries that coul
by GreaterFool 9y ago
Every time I read about women in tech discrimination problem I keep wondering: is it supposed to be specific to US or global?
Are there any countries that could serve as an counter-example? That is, has numerical parity between men and women in tech ever been achieved without implementing targeted diversity policies?
It would be great to have an example. "Look at country X! Their society doesn't discriminate based on gender, they are not promoting gender-specific roles, and as a result representation of women in tech / stem is equal to men".
- takluyver 9y agoI don't know of any countries which serve as a counter-example today, but apparently in the very early days of computers, programming was mostly done by women. At the time, programming was seen as a clerical job like typing or filing. As it moved from that to a prestigious, well-paid job, it also became male dominated. Not quite the counter-example you're looking for, though.
- carapat_virulat 9y ago>Are there any countries that could serve as an counter-example? That is, has numerical parity between men and women in tech ever been achieved without implementing targeted diversity policies? As far as I know in poor unequal societies women go more to STEM careers[1]. I'd think that's because you don't have the luxury to choose to study something that won't pay well after your parents made the effort to put you through university. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-professional/2015/jun/24/why-women-in-stem-may-be-better-off-working-in-india-and-latin-america https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-professional/2015/jun/2...
- hkon 9y agoAnd the opposite seems to also hold