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We are talking about software developers. In the 1950s, most programmers were female. It doesn't seem to be a profession where male biological characteristics a
by wsy 8y ago
We are talking about software developers. In the 1950s, most programmers were female. It doesn't seem to be a profession where male biological characteristics are essential to be successful. All the examples you mentioned are non-essential for being a good software developer.
- Grustaf 8y agoWe were talking about the existence of gender based 90/10 skews. As to femle programmers in the 1950’s, do you really think that is comparable?
- wsy 8y agoYes, in the context of a program to educate women specifically about how to code. Comparable to what? I mentioned programming in the 1950s because all traits labeled in this discussion as "boys/males biologically have more of it than girls/women" have been as important for programming in the 1950s as they are now, it seems to me
- Grustaf 8y agoSo you think the women that worked as “computers” in the fifties entered the field because they had a passion for electronic machines?
- wsy 8y agoThese women were much more into 'things' than 'people'. It would be your turn now to explain which biological characteristics of men cause a 90/10 distribution in coders today, and do not apply to coding in the 1950s.