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"Just 18 percent of American computer-science college degrees go to women.... Meanwhile, in Algeria, 41 percent of college graduates in the fields of science, t

"Just 18 percent of American computer-science college degrees go to women.... Meanwhile, in Algeria, 41 percent of college graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math—or “stem,” as it’s known—are female." Wait, so they're comparing computer science with all of STEM? That might obfuscate the picture. It should be STEM:STEM. Edit: Perhaps I am not being clear but computer science is a subset of STEM, so even within the US, the number of people going into STEM > Computer Science. Comparing STEM in country X with CS in country Y seems like the wrong comparison.

edoo 7y ago
I'm pretty sure it has been proven most genius women go into medicine and most genius men go into engineering. The genius part means you get to pick your path. Biological imperatives are at play.
- malcolmgreaves 7y ago
  There are absolutely zero "biological imperatives" here -- your take is some pretty low-effort, tired sexual discrimination.
  - lawnchair_larry 7y ago
    Nothing in his post is sexually discriminatory, and stereotyping women as more inclined to select medicine is not even negative (whether it’s correct or not), so admonishment in place of debate is not necessary. Medicine is far more prestigious and more highly compensated than engineering.
  - edoo 7y ago
    https://www.apa.org/monitor/sep03/clues https://www.apa.org/monitor/sep03/clues https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-relationships/201402/brain-differences-between-genders https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-relationships/2... Males and females are biologically different. That is like 2nd grade stuff.
viggity 7y ago
"STEM" was this thing that was invented to drum up interest in fields that were in high demand. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of scientists, engineers, or mathematicians. The shortage is in technology.
- mixmastamyk 7y ago
  And no shortage there either. Or rather the shortage is in efficient interviewing techniques and interviewers.

edoo 7y ago

I'm pretty sure it has been proven most genius women go into medicine and most genius men go into engineering. The genius part means you get to pick your path. Biological imperatives are at play.

malcolmgreaves 7y ago
There are absolutely zero "biological imperatives" here -- your take is some pretty low-effort, tired sexual discrimination.
- lawnchair_larry 7y ago
  Nothing in his post is sexually discriminatory, and stereotyping women as more inclined to select medicine is not even negative (whether it’s correct or not), so admonishment in place of debate is not necessary. Medicine is far more prestigious and more highly compensated than engineering.
- edoo 7y ago
  https://www.apa.org/monitor/sep03/clues https://www.apa.org/monitor/sep03/clues https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-relationships/201402/brain-differences-between-genders https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-relationships/2... Males and females are biologically different. That is like 2nd grade stuff.

viggity 7y ago

"STEM" was this thing that was invented to drum up interest in fields that were in high demand. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of scientists, engineers, or mathematicians. The shortage is in technology.

mixmastamyk 7y ago
And no shortage there either. Or rather the shortage is in efficient interviewing techniques and interviewers.