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"Woman engineer..." is an awkward title. Would you say, "man engineer"? Better: "Female engineer..." or "The woman at the centre..." Best of all would be jus
by 6cxs2hd6 13y ago
"Woman engineer..." is an awkward title.
Would you say, "man engineer"?
Better: "Female engineer..." or "The woman at the centre..."
Best of all would be just use the BBC's original title: "India's Mars scientist and other working lives". (If that title doesn't elicit as many up-votes, too bad.)
Yeah I know I'm being the Politically Correct Police. And I realize"international English" might not have these nuances. But I think's worth pointing out, so I did.
EDIT: Great article and thanks for sharing it!
- eddieroger 13y agoThis headline is the other side of the "why are girls not interested in science and technology" argument. We shouldn't have to call it out like being a "woman engineer" is different than just an "engineer." At least the article is closer to agnostic about it, but I wonder if they'd have called out the work/home balance and her struggles with being a good dad if the situation were reversed.
- r0h1n 13y agoJust the other day another HN user was berating me for using the term "female", which he felt ought only to be used to specify sex and not refer to an actual person. My point: there'll always be people who disagree on the appropriate word to use in this context :)