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44% men vs. 56% women this fall. What a crisis.
by Isamu 9y ago
44% men vs. 56% women this fall. What a crisis.
- frozenport 9y agoExcept in STEM :-(
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- lev99 9y agoTrends matter. It's easier to fix 44 to 56 than 40 to 60 or 35 to 65.
- rainbowmverse 9y agoWomen used to be the majority of programmers. It's not a crisis if the numbers shift back that way unless it's for the reason most programmers were women before (undervaluing of the work), but the trend is still worth keeping in mind. Demographic shifts take time. If the pipeline is a problem one way, it's a problem the other way even if it's still close to 1:1.
- epicureanideal 9y agoI think the issue is the inconsistency, or possible double standard, with considering this gap "okay" but similar gaps "not okay" if the genders are reversed. I'm for equal opportunities (and upbringing and social environment to encourage use of those opportunities) for both genders. I hope others who share that view will be consistent in their application of it. For example, if as a result of the education imbalance, some day in the future the pay gap is such that men earn 70 cents on the dollar to what women make, are the same people who say "that's not okay" if it's true about women going to say "that's okay" when it's about men? My anecdotal experience leads me to think that might happen.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoI suspect that there are many people who would accept a 1% difference without blinking, but would view a 5% difference with concern, and regard a 30% difference as clearly unacceptable.