Just 12% of AI researchers globally are female via forbes.com/sites/robtoews
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So? Maybe women don't want to be AI researchers as much as men.
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It is by far not only a matter of «want ».
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Well. I think Marie Curie would disagree.
Are there artificial barriers to entry aside from skill and desire?
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IMarie Curie did succeed but if you read her story you will understand how much she had to fight for something which was absolutely the norm for men. She had an incredible husband and received support from him and other men scientists. Skill and desire wouldn’t have been enough.
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Disagree based on facts:
1) women have contributions to science in spite of all barriers but history of science was written by men. It is changing.
2) a time/culture constraint for women: maternity. 3 days ago a woman told me she lost her PhD scholarship because of pregnancy.
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1. Winner writes the history.
2. Anecdotal. Also avoidable.
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Response to 1) - this doesn’t
Mean that history is accurate, so we need to rewrite and avoid the same mistakes in the future .
Response to 2) - not anecdotal at all. Studies show clearly women as a result of maternity have significant disadvantages to enter&succeed in academia.
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1. Okay, but that doesn't change the ratio of men and women. My wife can do things I can't do well. I do things she can't do well. We just accept it rather than fight it to prove something.
2. Yes, just like if I take a year to build a sailboat I may lose opportunity. Choice.
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My 9 year old gets angry because the robotics class is so childish and they aren't learning to program. So we will take her to robotics course that is more advanced once covid is over. So the main barrier is to every child. They are teaching SJW nonsense, but not programing.
Second you on that! Some school programs are not adapted to children cognitive capacities.
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