[rokhayakebe]

I hope sometimes we take a minute to just understand that technology (the building of it, that is) just does not interest everyone. As a matter of fact I think it only interests a minority of people so it is really difficult for this small group to include a large subgroup of every ethnicity.

There are some things in life for which certain minorities just do not necessarily enjoy. It is not just about women or technology.

Example: I do not enjoy going camping in the wild, and apparently 99% of black people (whether they are African, African Americans, European do not really enjoy this).

[mkramlich]

I've also noticed that there are almost no black people (in the US) on ski slopes, camping or at the beach. And I've never assumed that it's because they're being oppressed or that it's the result of some cultural bogeyman. Rather that, for whatever reasons, they are just not as into it as white people are. Also, based on my experience, I've seen almost no Asian folks doing those activities either. Some Hispanics/Mexicans, certainly, but my offhand sense is that they are underrepresented relative to their total share of population as well. But it's not as extreme of a difference as it is for blacks and Asians.

And you know what? I just don't see this as a problem. I don't think there's any one right/perfect/proper percentage for any given human activity. Or at least, I don't see how we can objectively conclude what those percentages are.

[earl]

I go to Heavenly and Kirkwood basically every weekend in ski season -- at least until I broke my ankle mid March -- and I'd say the demographics at Heavenly match sf pretty well. Kirkwood less so, but I'd guess that's the difficulty getting there / drawing more people from SLT and Nevada.