How does biology explain the low numbers of women in CS? Hint: it doesn't.

[terriko]

This is an updated version of what I used to do back-of-the-napkin style on whatever paper was handy when someone told me in person that women just weren't good at math, and that's why there were so few women in computer science. I'm not sure what possesses people to say stuff like that to female mathematicians, really.

How does biology explain the low numbers of women in CS? Hint: it doesn't.

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I wrote it between the hours of 4 and 6am because I was having severe insomnia, but a few people have looked at it since and don't seem to think I'm insane, so I'm sharing it. :)

Like it? Hate it? Catch the Mathnet reference? Let me know.

Comments

Mathnet?

[(Anonymous)]

There's a Mathnet reference in there? Where? I just went through it for the second or third time, and can't find it.

Alex

Re: Mathnet?

[terriko]

It's pretty simple. You just have to imagine a different voice on slide 2. ;)