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Geeks drive girls out of computer science
- ryanelkins 17y agoMan, and all this time I thought it was because of their smaller brains. OK, just kidding. This sounds like it could apply to any science or math related major, not just computer science. Also, it seems to basically say that people feel unfortable in cultural surroundings they don't relate to. Also, I don't think I ever had a classroom with Star Trek posters, video game boxes, and Coke cans lying around. the whole experiment just seems a little too basic.
- loupgarou21 17y agohmm, at the college I went to, there were almost no female students in the automotive repair courses... Obviously it was all the star trek posters.
- tobtoh 17y agoI wonder what women think of working at a place like Pixar. From the photos I've seen, the workspaces are often decorated in very whimsical ways that aren't quite 'geeky', but do border on being stereotypically geeky. Yet to me (as a guy), Pixar looks like awesome place to work.