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How does this refute the previous position that women in general aren't currently as interested in computer science as teaching or nursing?

• standardUser 7y ago
  One does not need to refute the position that woman are less interested in computer science than nursing or teaching because asserting the personal interest of a hundred million people you've never met is nothing more than made up nonsense. There is of a course a lot of information out there about how societal expectations, existing power structures, gendered use of language, workplace dynamics and many other factors influence things like education and career ambitions. But ascribing it to the idea that "women are more interested in people" is lazy and meaningless.
  • wayoutthere 7y ago
    I was more addressing the habit of colonial power structures to use violence and intimidation to push women and minorities out of positions of economic prosperity. "Violence and intimidation" in a modern context is exactly what #MeToo was about, so it didn't stop just because women have equal rights under the law. Frankly, a lot of women don't want to put up with that kind of crap and so choose careers in industries where they feel safe (which often pay way less).
    • nkkollaw 7y ago
      Social studies degree..?