Keskos wrote:
Her last statement didn't make sense to me though.
She said these new programs will help universities to recruit more
women and minorities. That doesn't make sense, because throughout the
conversation she focused on how to get more women on computer science
programs, at the end she mentioned the minorities. Miniroty men are not
women.
Frankly, it is a mistake to recruit more women for the
sake of it. I wish there were more women, but what I have seen is
that, they are less likely to work in front of a computer like
males for long hours. I guess it is against their nature. Artificially
increasing women participation may work against the women themselves,
maybe you are encouraging them in the wrong career.
I'll agree that the last statement was a bit off but to say that Woman
in general won't work long hours in front of the computer is just not
right. I have seen many a guy who is just as averse to do the long
stint. There are plenty of professions where men and woman put in some
of the most grueling work one would ever want go through.
Case in point:
How about ER
Staff Doc and Nurses, male and female. How would you like to work a 48
hour shift taking a 30 min nap on a gernie(sp?) in the back closet
every 12-14 hrs. Until recently that was the way it was for medical
students and nurses. Trial by fire in the ER. Makes you wonder how
someone coming in the door with a knife wound ever survived.
The point
is that given the same sets of circumstances, folks with the
inclination be they male or female can become a very good at (Insert
you profession here). Computer science is certainly in that list.
Clearly there are things that are making some woman look elsewhere, these barriers should be sought out and torn down.