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Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie started us down a path that brought us to programmable ICBMs. Yeah they can do it, and they can kick ass at it. Also, my wife is b
by PostOnce 16y ago
Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie started us down a path that brought us to programmable ICBMs. Yeah they can do it, and they can kick ass at it.
Also, my wife is better at math and understanding mathematical concepts than me, so I find myself asking her to help me wrap my head around programming problems, even though she's not a programmer and doesn't know how to code.
- zootar 16y agoI don't think anyone believes that there has never existed a woman who was good at math/science. The questions some people have are about averages and gender roles. Offering specific "counterexamples" always strikes me as an odd thing to do in discussions about workplace or classroom diversity.