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I didn't think the article was vacuous at all; the A-level and GSCE data were very interesting. And I thought it was great that you included a section on "why
by jdp23 16y ago
I didn't think the article was vacuous at all; the A-level and GSCE data were very interesting. And I thought it was great that you included a section on "why it matters".
On the other hand, you didn't really disprove the myths. So a different headline and organization might be helpful, focusing on your core arguments: A-level choices are a big contributor to the lack of women in computing; the number of women choosing math IT implies that it's not aversion to technology or math; GSCE and A-level scores imply that it's not a matter of ability. Then design your graphs to show that more clearly. And it would have been helpful to include references to other data supporting these points -- there's bunches of references at http://geekfeminism.org/2010/05/31/ask-a-geek-feminist-the-definitive-women-in-csstem-resource-thread/ http://geekfeminism.org/2010/05/31/ask-a-geek-feminist-the-d...