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Is it just me, or does it seem weird that we need a gender-specific way to get kids interested in engineering? Building toys seems like a way to get kids intere
by andrewfong 12y ago
Is it just me, or does it seem weird that we need a gender-specific way to get kids interested in engineering? Building toys seems like a way to get kids interested in engineering in general.
- shurcooL 12y agoI agree, but I may have a biased POV. I would prefer to see "How to Get People into Engineering? Let Them Build Toys."
- deciplex 12y agoIt can seem weird until you realize it's to counteract gender biases everywhere else. We need gender-specific ways to get more girls into engineering, to fight against all the other bullshit that's keeping them out. When/if that bullshit is gone, we won't need the gender-specific stuff anymore.
- andrewfong 12y agoSure, but I wonder if marketing a pastel colored build-your-own-dream-house is counter-productive as far as counteracting gender biases go.
- rimantas 12y agoHow do you know that we "need"? Maybe we just want, but don't need? Did you ask the girls first? Or did you assume, that we need to get them to 50%? Are you sure you are not fighting bullshit case with bullshit means?
- deciplex 12y agoActually I do assume parity is the ideal, unless a strong argument is presented otherwise. Do you have one?