Originally posted by Durafei
A lot of girls don't want to go into CS because it is perceived as a "male" job. It's the same thing as for a guy to be a nurse... Why most nurses are women?
I'm just finishing my nursing degree at Mac. I'm not gay either (some people assume). But that's just another perception. Nursing is still way more stigmatized for guys that computers is for girls. I love being in classes full of women. I feel sorry for all you IT/computers/engineering students etc..where it's a sausage fest at every lecture...and if there is any women, they look like guys too
Jan-30-2003 03:16
Elmo-On-XTC
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Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by drewfactor
and if there is any women, they look like guys too
be prepared for negative feedback on that one
Jan-30-2003 04:13
Fir3start3r
Armin Acolyte
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Having been in the working world for a while it's safe to say that the number of women in the CS / IT field has grow quite a lot in the last 5 years.
For instance, where I'm at now, there's women that are:
- Windows 2000 Active Directory Consultant
- Technical Helpdesk Analyst
- Information Technology Trainer
- Microsoft Mouse Trainer
- 2-3 that are in the web development department as well.
The roles of a techie being a man is disapparing...
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Jan-30-2003 04:20
Crazy Serb
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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Sin City
quote:
Originally posted by Elmo-On-XTC be prepared for negative feedback on that one
Negative feedback?
Fuck that, he's right... I should've taken a nursing program myself, I could've been goddamn done by now! But no, I had to pursue the career in CS. Oh well, at least Ryerson is full of nice girls, wherever you turn, it kinda makes up for it.
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Jan-30-2003 04:23
drewfactor
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
quote:
Originally posted by Elmo-On-XTC be prepared for negative feedback on that one
pure jokes. I'm not offended if people say guy nurses are gay, some stereotypes are based on a grain of truth.
Jan-30-2003 04:25
LKD
Omni-peasant
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Its June 18th, 2005, I'm at the Skybar
quote:
Originally posted by Elmo-On-XTC
I figure it's probably the same way in University so I just said forget that...so now i'm thinking of Graphic Communication Management offered at Ryerson ( http://www.ryerson.ca/programs/gcm.html )
best of luck man...i got accepted for both retail management and graphic comm at rye but i chose retail cos GCM is based onthe print indsutry and im an illiterate if u know what i mean...however i heard its a really creative and money making choice...but i chose retail also cos i wanna start up my own business someday...
alrite .. so you guys have given ur feedback on the correlation between tech related jobs being saturated with men, or atleast the notion that it's that way ..
so what about the link of the same tech savvy men populating TOTA.. or atleast the ones predominantly posting .. ?
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Jan-30-2003 05:42
Durafei
the crazy russian
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: San Francisco, California
I'm pretty sure that every single forum is mostly dominated by guys...
Originally posted by halo20
Honestly, and this WILL be controversial, could one not argue that the advanced mathematics required is a huge turnoff for women.
I'm surprised that no one responded to this so I will. Is the math required for computers that advanced? Like I said, it just seems boring not that it would be difficult. If you give me formulas I think I could figure things out pretty well. The field just seems totally dead end with no rewards after.
quote:
IMO the CS issue has more to do with thought patterns and basic interest (or lack there of) of women entering into it.
They do say that men and women have different thinking patterns with men being more mathematical and visuospacial and women being more verbal. But that does not explain the fact that there are more men in politics since its more of a verbal field and also in law there is more men too which also requires verbal skills. Why is that? Are women just not accepted in these fields?
Jan-30-2003 14:34
jon jon
viva la clubland
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Footwork
quote:
Originally posted by StereoPrincess
Is the math required for computers that advanced?
Honestly Margs, I couldn't do it if my life depended on it. I have 1 OAC Math credit and that 3 or 4th year Comp Sci shit is out of this world. My brain does not work that way. I mean of course women could do it, and I'm sure you could as well, but you do realize you aren't Joe Schmo high schooler.
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But that does not explain the fact that there are more men in politics since its more of a verbal field and also in law there is more men too which also requires verbal skills. Why is that? Are women just not accepted in these fields?
I wasn't necessarily comparing the number of women in CS vs. Poli Sci, but merely pointing out that I have studied it. Men dominating in politics has nothing to do with verbal skills, for the record anyways. If you really want I can go into it, but it's far off from topic of this thread.
). But that's just another perception. Nursing is still way more stigmatized for guys that computers is for girls. I love being in classes full of women. I feel sorry for all you IT/computers/engineering students etc..where it's a sausage fest at every lecture...and if there is any women, they look like guys too
pure jokes. I'm not offended if people say guy nurses are gay, some stereotypes are based on a grain of truth.
