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Re: We need more women!!!
by anon on Thursday 10/Jan/2008, @14:37
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_computing for some of the more famous women who have contributed over the years, also highlights that there are ~2.5 times more men educated in CS at the moment - this may be due to comments like Mr Issa's?
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Re: We need more women!!!
by anon2 on Thursday 10/Jan/2008, @19:16
No... it's because people are different.

The stats speak for themselves. Women aren't interested in developing for KDE. Just because 3 are, doesn't mean anyone is "better" than anyone.

To each his (or, to put it in KDE's obsessive political correctness, "his/her" or "her") own task. I write a little bit of code, tear apart cars and work on computers. I'm not a businessman, day trader, gardener, house cleaner, welder, pilot, construction worker, stay at home person, ...
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  • Re: We need more women!!!
    by anon on Thursday 10/Jan/2008, @19:45
    I do take your point, just seems such a waste of available talent. Anyway, I get the feeling these posts are like trying to have an argument with oneself - in lieu of any actual women posters hereabouts I mean :)
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  • Re: We need more women!!!
    by Chani on Thursday 10/Jan/2008, @21:43
    um, that's kinda like saying that women just weren't interested in having jobs or voting before the 19th century.
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    • Re: We need more women!!!
      by MamiyaOtaru on Friday 11/Jan/2008, @03:35
      Going slightly off topic here, but Wyoming (while still a territory) gave women the right to vote (and hold office!) in 1869, before any other US State or Territory, and before New Zealand, which was the first nation as a whole to do so.

      http://tinyurl.com/2oj2g4

      It's one of those things that makes me wonder why we get painted as backwards rednecks so often :-/

      Back to your regularly scheduled thread!
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