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I'd rather be considered a person in engineering rather than a woman in engineering, but I'm still interested in the stats.

• kgodey 13y ago
  Me too.
  • jesss 13y ago
    could not agree more.
• takotaco 13y ago
  Why would you not want to be considered a woman in engineering if you actually are one? As a female in Computer Science I am legitimately curious.
  • UnoriginalGuy 13y ago
    Maybe she just wants to be respected as an equal rather than being respected for being a female/trailblazer/different/etc.
  • kgodey 13y ago
    In my case, it's because my gender is not important to my identity and the constant harping about "women in tech" means that people pay way too much attention to my gender. I'm just another person!
    • takotaco 13y ago
      Right. I understand this. I wouldn't want to be singled out or considered "special" or "different" simply for being a woman who happens to also program. At the same time I do have a very strong gender identity so I wouldn't be comfortable at all if I felt like I had to downplay or hide my gender to fit in. So while I do consider being a woman extremely important to my identity, it has nothing to do with me also being interested in tech and computer science.
  • beyondavatars 13y ago
    It's like when you call a friend your "black friend" rather than your friend.