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Charming Pythonistas | |
| Subject: | Dumbing it down for the ladies | |
| Date: | 2007-09-13 07:41:26 | |
| From: | annaraven | |
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Response to: Dumbing it down for the ladies
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| Unfortunately, factors such as low self-efficacy, loner stereotypes, and the belief in CS as both difficult and not widely useful, are well-documented barriers to women entering IT. I've made some suggestions on how to address those factors. I'm sorry that you consider addressing them as "dumbing it down for the ladies". | ||
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Dumbing it down for the ladies
2007-10-01 06:02:40 dieselkat [View]
Until you answer that question, it's a massive leap of faith to believe that replacing a programming language with a simpler one would make any difference in the female:male ratio within the IT industry.