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The whole discussion of women+tech is insulting! Guys weren't baby fed tech! They just grab it and have fun with it. Girls can grab it all the same: it's jus
by informatimago 12y ago
The whole discussion of women+tech is insulting!
Guys weren't baby fed tech! They just grab it and have fun with it.
Girls can grab it all the same: it's just knowledge. Computers and books are as available to girls as to boys.
I don't say in the 70's when computer access was limited, perhaps boys could jostle to gain access to the computer console better than girls; but the reality is that at that time, girls would just shun and mock boys interested in computers: geeks and nerds never have been "popular". I'm not sure it has much changed for a long time, until they realized that big money could be made by some in computers.
And even now, it only goes as far as how much money is made in computing.
If you look at: http://www.statisticbrain.com/startup-failure-by-industry/ http://www.statisticbrain.com/startup-failure-by-industry/
You see that computing startups are the ones that are less likely to be still operating after 4 years (at 37%). Therefore I'm not surprised that girls are not interested in computing!
If you want more girls in computing, then make it more profitable and more reliable. Eliminate the risk!