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> I don't understand why we should try to make somebody choose a subject they didn't choose to do. If they didn't choose to do a subject because, for example,
by sannee 9y ago
> I don't understand why we should try to make somebody choose a subject they didn't choose to do.
If they didn't choose to do a subject because, for example, they had their high school teacher(s) tell them that he "does not expect female students to do as well as male students" (I have seen that happen few years back when I was still in high school), then it surely is an undertaking worth considering.
- js8 9y agoOK, so you're saying they are misinformed? Fair enough. I don't mind informing them, as long as they have a free choice and are not coerced into selecting a career that is not interesting. However, this very much contradicts to the paradox. Why should women in countries with greater gender equality be less informed about available options?
- srtjstjsj 9y agoOnce question is "would does 'gender equality' mean"? The OP article doesn't say
- bitL 9y agoI have observed a female student, super talented in math/programming (IMO/ICPC), to choose finances instead, as a teacher (male) was once saying to her that programming/math don't pay well and have low prestige and finances give easier, secure life. I can't say I had much sympathies to her choice after that, experiencing first time typical female stereotypes about mostly caring about money.
- webkike 9y agoMost people care mostly about money. If the only reason you didn't appreciate her making that choice was because she was a woman, then you are sexist
- bitL 9y agoI was upset she was wasting her talent going purely after money (she was a winner of math/programming competitions). And men are often way more idealistic, willing to endure hardships for ideas instead of cashing out whenever possible. She ended up programming in the end due to job market, but could have achieved way more than working for Accenture-type companies on BS assignments.
- srtjstjsj 9y agoWhat are you on about? Are you unaware that the finance industry is dominated by men? That generally men are more wage earners and women are more homemakers, so men have more pressure to economic success than women?
- bitL 9y agoNot in my country (Europe), much less sexist to what I hear about US. Maybe you are talking about NYC?
- bitL 9y ago> then you are sexist As somebody that spent significant amount of time mentoring females, getting such a blank statement from a random person on HN feels absolutely motivating to continue to do so. Thanks!