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I've personally worked with zero female, American developers in 10 years of professional programming (I've primarily worked for smaller companies and startups).

I've personally worked with zero female, American developers in 10 years of professional programming (I've primarily worked for smaller companies and startups). I don't think much will change unless programming is pushed as a possible career path for young girls early on. In fact, now that I think about it, I've only worked alongside one female American developer total (academically and professionally) and she changed majors after a few weeks in her first year.

byEngineer 12y ago
Try getting job at a child care being male. I bet with you that in extremely unlikely event if getting hired you won't last more than a year without one of these not sexist mothers accusing you of pedophilia and you ny friend having your life quite literally destroyed. Now haters go ahead and down vote because you know this is 100% true, so you must down vote it to feel better in your hypocritical mind.
- thesnider 12y ago
  ...so it's totally fine to not have gender parity in software engineering because the culture that creates that norm also screws up in creating a 'men can't be child care workers' norm as well? Really?
  - byEngineer 12y ago
    yes, really. Are you for equality or special treatment. I mean it. If you are for equality then demand that kids go to fathers in 50% divorce cases. Ask for 50% women military. Ask for obligatory paternity test when a child is born. You don't like your double-standard hypocrisy when I turn the tables, do you? EDIT: "demand" instead of "have"