Considering there are more women in college in general.... nope.

Swanny6193 · 2012-08-31T23:02:27+00:00

Pfft. Let women enroll in CS if they want, don't waste your time trying to convince them if they don't.

I noticed it's an email from the U of U. I'm a CS major at Salt Lake Community College, and I'll be transferring to the University of Utah once I get my associates out of the way. Yeah, not a lot of ladies in this field. Do I care in the slightest that I'm only one of a few female CS students at my school? Nope. Do I think it's a sign of some kind of male conspiracy? Nope. Do I think more women should enroll? I do not care one way or another. Invest in the students who want to learn and put in the effort, don't waste your time or money on the students who just want to get a degree in liberal arts or women's studies or some shit; you don't need to put in the effort to convince them they're super smart and special and they just need a leg up. If some women don't feel like getting into the scientific fields, it's not a big fucking deal. I don't want to deal with morons in my class who are only there because of affirmative action or Title IX or something.

ErasmusMRA · 2012-08-31T19:29:58+00:00

Argumentum Ad Divirsitum

Argument for diversity. Logical fallacy. The argument assumes that diversity of sex, race, or any other characteristic is a desired goal in itself without explaining why, nor is diversity ever defined, other than some nebulous goal to strive for.

Example: "Increasing women's participation in sports will increase diversity. We need more money to attract women into sports."

EpicJ · 2012-08-31T19:13:50+00:00

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zyk0s · 2012-08-31T23:19:53+00:00

Frankly, you should reply and tell them that. Point out that women constitute 60% of student enrolment, and nobody seems to want to "correct" that. In fact, you could even suggest that your school petition the administration to pull funds away from female dominated fields and pour them into programs for women in male dominated ones, so as to artificially redistribute gender and finally get equality. I can't see a reason why someone would object to that!

IHaveALargePenis · 2012-09-01T02:41:16+00:00

I can't help but wonder if the school of CS wants a piece of the female student pie. At my school 64% of the students were female, with the majority majoring in Business. Outside of the library, the business buildings were the newest and largest on campus. Yes, that's right, multiple buildings for one major.

As far as CS participation goes, roughly half of the students in the first year are female (whether they major in CS or just take one or two classes for another major). By the time you get to second year, about 10% of the students are female. By third year, you're lucky to have a girl in one of your classes. I don't think most women like CS because there's more to it than just getting your degree and making lots of money.

Collective82 · 2012-09-01T03:01:00+00:00

Speaking of college stats, what percentage of women are pursuing a hard science and not a soft science or literary degree type stuff? My wife was one of the very few in engineering so if that holds true besides going for their MRS degree what are they focusing on?

Title	Considering there are more women in college in general.... nope.
Author	AbnerDoon
Upvotes	32
Comments	23
Date	August 31, 2012 7:09 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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