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> Women clearly are not that interested in computing per se. Clearly to whom, sir? Not to me. Many of the women I know are interested in computing. The ones wh
by danilocampos 14y ago
> Women clearly are not that interested in computing per se.
Clearly to whom, sir? Not to me. Many of the women I know are interested in computing. The ones who've made a career in tech continually lament to me the attitude you've just demonstrated.
- kyberias 14y agoLook, I don't think I personally have any 'attitude' here. Girls like to be doctors or biologists, rather than staring at the screen for 8 hours a day. Perhaps boys have higher frequency of introvert temperament traits. I don't know.
- danilocampos 14y ago> Girls like to be doctors or biologists, rather than staring at the screen for 8 hours a day. > Look, I don't think I personally have any 'attitude' here. Wooooooow.
- thedelimiter 14y agoThey may wish more women were like them... but the data doesn't support your claim women want to be in Tech. If you do a Meyers-Briggs profiling of the female population compared to the male population, you will find that there are many more NT types (analytical thinking) among the males. Those types are much more inclined to find a career in engineering rewarding. I remember someone posting on Hacker News how a woman said "I could never do your job. Sitting in front of a computer all day being antisocial... I'd rather die." Of course people who live in a world of ideas like engineers do not see it that way. Software development is like solving interesting puzzles all day long. You have to come to terms with the fact that most of the population, not just females, is not like you. NT types are just 12% of the population. I think around 25% of that 12% are females. Now of course that means there are females who exist that would enjoy a career in engineering, but the balance is definitely not 50-50.