"Women can't code/do science" is still a thing out there.
Break down exclusionary cultures, inspire & promote inclusivity. Not only men are able to program!
Be inspired by non-Westerners who don't have the male geek trope in their culture. #opensciencehttps://qz.com/911737/silicon-valleys-gender-gap-is-the-result-of-computer-game-marketing-20-years-ago/ …
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Many earliest programmers were women, even more during WWII when most men were at the front. Ten years ago I've interviewed Julie Prescott from Liverpool Univ on barriers against female game developers:https://www.punto-informatico.it/i-videogame-e-le-programmatrici-discriminate/ …
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The interview is in Italian but I can sum up some points from it: 1) main barriers are the long hours culture and crunch time phases. Also the perception of a male dominated sector doesn't help.
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Some of the interviewed women were the only ones in their team or field (be it programming or e.g.: sound engineering). This could be challenging, something to worry about, or even fascinating according to them.
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2) Some of them didn't like to be classified on a gender basis and didn't bother. Some other said they would give up a career in game development should they had to be the only female member of the team. (the broader Liv Univ project was called "Breaking Barriers").
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According to the researcher women are more likely to be assigned a role outside of the active game development, e.g.: marketing, PR, etc. She added that games are an important media in modern society and women should be part of their creation.
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3) non-conventional work environments like game development offer less chances of a career to women because career paths do not follow rigid & clear steps one can stick to, also, the unbalanced wage system makes it harder to avoid gender gap (or other gaps FWIW).
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