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Starry Messenger

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2. That's a hell of a good point about categorizing.

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 12:15 PM

Jan 2015

I'm the same way about the math--I actually had a Commodore 64 as a kid that dad got us, hoping me or my brother would get the hint. It didn't take.

But I do know several women who went into the design side of tech--do they get plopped into the arts & design category and therefore disappear from the stats?

I know nothing either! Another frustrating article I found recently about the Stanford graduating class of 1994, the first "Internet Age" group: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/23/us/gender-gaps-stanford-94.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=3

Lots of charts and anecdotes about the lack of women in start-up culture, but no conclusions.

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What Happened to All of the Women in Computer Science? [View all] Starry Messenger Jan 2015 OP

Is web design computer science? bravenak Jan 2015 #1

That's a hell of a good point about categorizing. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #2

I'm starting to see the problem. bravenak Jan 2015 #3

I fell for that 'girls aren't good at math' crap for way too long! CrispyQ Jan 2015 #5

I did the same thing. bravenak Jan 2015 #8

+1 Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #7

In Design. I might check that out. bravenak Jan 2015 #10

You don't actually need much math. jeff47 Jan 2015 #9

So, with only algebra, I could learn the Python language? bravenak Jan 2015 #13

Yes. It's unlikely you'd use anything more complicated than division. jeff47 Jan 2015 #14

Thank you, that is awesome. bravenak Jan 2015 #15

Most web designers write code and thus some computer science background is helpful. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #16

That makes sense. bravenak Jan 2015 #17

It's been several years, but here on DU someone posted an ad for computers for kids. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #4

There was a cartoon recently about gender and LEGOS. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #11

The one I knew/know personally Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jan 2015 #6

I totally realize that too. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #18

Bye. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #19

You didn't even read the article, did you? yardwork Jan 2015 #20

You kiss your mother with that mouth? ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #21