Damore's position, I think, is wrong. His claim that gender differences are explained by women preferring 'people' subjects flounders on the much better male/female split in match, biology, etc. However, he has a right to make his case, and should not be villified for it.
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Replying to @ColumPaget
the reality is that we don't really know why there's a more pronounced gender difference in computer programming than in other technical fields.
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Replying to @danlistensto
oh, I do. It's another thing I've been saying for years, this one since my early teens. Compsci has more 'geek' stigma attached to it, and more women respond strongly to social stigma than men. I can even make some falsifiable predictions for this...
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Replying to @ColumPaget
I tend to agree with that and it's been my go-to BS explanation. not that it's necessarily wrong, but it's BS because it's just conjecture and my own personal biases are thoroughly baked in. At this point though you're not allowed to even ask "why?" on this topic.
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the partisans have already decided what acceptable answers are, and they have announced their intention to throw bricks at those disagreeing.
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