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by jldugger
3336 days ago
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"they don't want to" can be expanded into a number of causal cultural factors: - teachers, parents, advisors all too often say tech is not for women
- daughters are rarely given personal computers at the same as sons
- video games, an important gateway into programming, are primarily marketed at boys
- we have very few living role models of expert women programmers Many of these same arguments apply to men and nursing. The primary reason we don't talk much about it in terms of access to opportunity is that comparatively, nursing is yet another underpaid pink collar job. If nursing was a comparable opportunity to tech, there'd probably be more grousing about the cultural barriers of masculinity that inhibit fuller participation. |
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> teachers, parents, advisors all too often say tech is not for women.
let us know who does this so we can shame them. btw, some parents might be doing this but they're terrible parents. but no teacher or advisor would ever do this. please don't sully these hardworking people.
> daughters are rarely given a computer at the same as sons
rarely? I would dispute that.
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> nursing is yet another underpaid pink collar job
maybe they're underpaid (I think devs are underpaid too) but it is a very good paying job that doesn't need a 4-year degree and $100k in student loans. and to top it all off they're unionized, have benefits that would make you drool, and many can retire at a young age with full benefits. it's a well sought after job and a way for many people to move up economically.