Did you know, @slatestarcodex, that men DELIBERATELY CREATED the thing-oriented nerd stereotypes now used to exclude women from tech?
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I agree this is hard to predict - ie it confuses me that women are well-represented in undergrad math but not undergrad CS.
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I don't think a stereotypes story or a thing/people story can explain that one.
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No. Somewhat less cultural opprobrium and somewhat less horrible harassment explains SOME of that. All? Who knows. But a LOT.
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Here's some postmodernism: CHOOSING to focus on the biological factors rather than the (also well-documented) cultural sexism ISN'T NEUTRAL.
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I would be perfectly happy for us to examine the bio preferences of various genders once we're SURE we've removed all the cultural factors!
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Both can be discussed, though. You could argue that it's impossible to know how much is cultural until you
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know what your baseline should be. Either way, the idea that it can't even be discussed is kinda nuts.
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It seems obvious that the dude who wrote the original memo overstates the bio factors, but that doesn't make
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