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"Successful women in computer science are universally thick skinned, confident and driven, and would not have succeeded if it were not for those qualities." Th
by dTal 5y ago
"Successful women in computer science are universally thick skinned, confident and driven, and would not have succeeded if it were not for those qualities."
This appears to me to make the opposite point that you think it does.
- dekhn 5y agonope it doesn't. those are necessary but not sufficient skills for success in this field.
- dTal 5y agoReally? And why is that? And for men too? I doubt that. Your observation of a small number of successful women in computer science who aren't bothered by gender bias is entirely consistent with hordes of other women who've been chased away. This is a classic case of Survivorship Bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias