Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Lack of Women in Computing
As a Computer Science major I can often go semesters with out seeing a girl in my classes. In fact, I can think of only 3 girls ever being in any of my classes, and only 3 others in lower level classes seeking a degree in CS. The problem is how Computer Science courses are taught. My first interaction with Computer Science and programing was my freshman year, I took CS 142 and loved it. Programming made sense and came easily. My sister, who I must begrudgingly admit may be smarter than I am, was pursuing a degree in math or math teaching. One of her required classes was CS 142. I thought it would be an easy class for her, yet she had to withdraw from it. It didn't make sense to her, even with hours of help form the TA's. Men and Women learn things differently, our minds just work that way, as can be seen by the fact that no man knows what a woman is thinking. Computer Science was developed by men an taught in a way that we understand, but this isn't the way women think and understand and to most of them it is utter nonsense. This leads women to dislike the courses they are taking in programming and to pursue other degrees. Until these fundamental courses are taught in a way that women understand, and possibly until a programming language is developed by women, women will avoid these courses and degrees.
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