This has been true for a while; the CS problem is obviously not a math problem.https://twitter.com/pinkhairedcyn/status/763758464078196736 …
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Replying to @zeynep
I've a research project that needs funding on just this—but everyone wants to fund "yeay girls" programs, not research on why they avoid CS.
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Replying to @zeynep
Me: "Girls with CS skill-set pick math or bio; let's look into why." Funders: "No, let's fund another summer camp focusing on fixing girls."
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Replying to @zeynep
Or quick fix plans to teach them "coding" instead of actual theory underlying any of CS
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Replying to @jefffreyspies
Surely there are exceptions but since programs operate without research guiding their design... well, they're not working.
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Little to no research on the early divergences that take girls who have CS skill-set or interest range into other fields.
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