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Why? Did you provide a source for your claim? No.

cf141q5325 5y ago
The poster i responded to didnt claim what i said was untrue in the West. But there being an exception in other cultures. So which ones? Sorry if that sounded confrontational. edit: Best i could come up with is Russia and they have heavily biased gender ratios as well https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240183/university-courses-preferred-by-graduates-russia-by-gender/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240183/university-cours... china: https://image5.sixthtone.com/image/5/9/809.jpg https://image5.sixthtone.com/image/5/9/809.jpg India has an equal ratio in CS, still looking for CE. The ratio is explained as follow >Limited Career Choice in India: Among families who send their children to university in India, engineering or medicine is the default expectation (both for men and women). Parents place great pressure on their children to study specific subjects for reasons of socio-economic prospects –career and marriage partners are a prime concern. For the most part, children feel they must comply. http://www.hcixb.org/papers_2017/hcixb17-final-37.pdf http://www.hcixb.org/papers_2017/hcixb17-final-37.pdf That seems to be a general trend, the less pressure, the worse the ratios. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/the-more-gender-equality-the-fewer-women-in-stem/553592/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/the-more...
- 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
  Thanks for that response. I did take it as confrontational. I apologize.
- aahortwwy 5y ago
  Don't forget to look back in time to 1980s USA.
  - cf141q5325 5y ago
    Graph: https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cs.png?x91208 https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cs.png?x91208 Can anyone link/provide a good analysis on this?
    - aahortwwy 5y ago
      I don't have time, but just wanted to comment that I appreciate that you're actually looking into this rather than just handwaving objections away.
      - cf141q5325 5y ago
        Generally prefer being right over feeling right. Since i am an idiot that includes a lot of searching for overlooked facts and perspectives. Appreciate the heads up.

The poster i responded to didnt claim what i said was untrue in the West. But there being an exception in other cultures. So which ones? Sorry if that sounded confrontational. edit: Best i could come up with is Russia and they have heavily biased gender ratios as well https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240183/university-courses-preferred-by-graduates-russia-by-gender/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240183/university-cours... china: https://image5.sixthtone.com/image/5/9/809.jpg https://image5.sixthtone.com/image/5/9/809.jpg India has an equal ratio in CS, still looking for CE. The ratio is explained as follow >Limited Career Choice in India: Among families who send their children to university in India, engineering or medicine is the default expectation (both for men and women). Parents place great pressure on their children to study specific subjects for reasons of socio-economic prospects –career and marriage partners are a prime concern. For the most part, children feel they must comply. http://www.hcixb.org/papers_2017/hcixb17-final-37.pdf http://www.hcixb.org/papers_2017/hcixb17-final-37.pdf That seems to be a general trend, the less pressure, the worse the ratios. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/the-more-gender-equality-the-fewer-women-in-stem/553592/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/the-more...

0xdeadb00f 5y ago
Thanks for that response. I did take it as confrontational. I apologize.
aahortwwy 5y ago
Don't forget to look back in time to 1980s USA.
- cf141q5325 5y ago
  Graph: https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cs.png?x91208 https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cs.png?x91208 Can anyone link/provide a good analysis on this?
  - aahortwwy 5y ago
    I don't have time, but just wanted to comment that I appreciate that you're actually looking into this rather than just handwaving objections away.
    - cf141q5325 5y ago
      Generally prefer being right over feeling right. Since i am an idiot that includes a lot of searching for overlooked facts and perspectives. Appreciate the heads up.