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Sitting at a computer for 10 hours a day isn't a gendered thing. There is nothing about computer science or programming that is gender specific. It, ideally, s
by andrewzah 5y ago
Sitting at a computer for 10 hours a day isn't a gendered thing.
There is nothing about computer science or programming that is gender specific. It, ideally, should sit around 50-50, ±5%. So yes, it is a problem that it so heavily skews male.
As to why, it's multi-faceted cultural issue, with how our society treats boys and girls starting from birth. In other words, a pipeline issue.
- throw_m239339 5y agoI never said or implied that programming was sexed, I told the parent that just because they are fewer female developers doesn't mean the sex imbalance is the same or even skewed heavily toward males in every STEM discipline.
- hackinthebochs 5y agoIt is not clear that interest in extended computer use isn't gendered. For example: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC3166361/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC3166361/
- nottorp 5y ago> Sitting at a computer for 10 hours a day isn't a gendered thing. Except the 10 hour a day part :) I believe the tendency to overwork is mostly a male thing.