4 Dec
2021
4 Dec
'21
2:47 p.m.
I accept that far less women than men work in computing.
I believe however that this is large due to their own perception of the industry and their
career choices.
Almost all the women I know would describe working in it as "sad" or
"geeky" and several of them are married men who do work in IT.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Toby Thain via cctalk
Sent: 04 December 2021 22:24
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Women of Computing
On 2021-12-04 2:55 p.m., Chris Long via cctalk wrote:
On the contrary I consider it implicit that they
played an equal role - and the need to make toys to indicate it is somewhat sad.
False. Women still do not play 'an equal role' in STEM today, and did not in the
20th C either. Have you ever reflected on why not? It is a systemic issue that has been
well studied and documented, and most relevantly, described by women.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Brielle via
cctalk
Sent: 04 December 2021 19:53
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Women of Computing
Using the term ?woke? these days is a great way to render any point you are trying to
make moot. Great way to make people people not take you seriously.
He may as well have just come out and said, ?It triggers me and I don?t like having to
acknowledge that women exist in the field of computer history.?
? Brie
On Dec 4, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Jason Howe via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
?I'm curious what your definition of 'woke' is, because it seems grossly
misapplied in this instance.
--Jason
> On 12/4/21 10:20, Chris Long via cctalk wrote:
> Great.....not.
>
> Why do we need woke Lego?