Comment Re:Sexism in Computer Science (Score 2, Insightful) 1174
It's true that men and women think and operate differently. The most striking difference though is not that men are more "logical" and women are not. It's that men are generally single-minded, focused thinkers, and women are generally better multitaskers. But both of these types of thinking have a place in Computer Science, just as they do in other fields. Just think about that a minute.
If you're implying that women don't have the proper thought patterns for Computer Science, or chess, or whatever, you're not just alienating women who might have been thinking of joining the field. You're further alienating women already working in the field. So now they're less likely to encourage other women to come and work with you and that attitude. In fact, they are probably going to actively discourage it, and that speaks volumes more to potential incoming talent than any corporate- or professional-society-funded "women's initiative".
When women talk about being lonely or disconnected from the team at work, I don't think the issue is that they have a problem being the only woman in a group. The problem is the attitude the group has towards the only woman, and that's what needs to be fixed.
If you're implying that women don't have the proper thought patterns for Computer Science, or chess, or whatever, you're not just alienating women who might have been thinking of joining the field. You're further alienating women already working in the field. So now they're less likely to encourage other women to come and work with you and that attitude. In fact, they are probably going to actively discourage it, and that speaks volumes more to potential incoming talent than any corporate- or professional-society-funded "women's initiative".
When women talk about being lonely or disconnected from the team at work, I don't think the issue is that they have a problem being the only woman in a group. The problem is the attitude the group has towards the only woman, and that's what needs to be fixed.
