Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob), figura influyente en el mundo del desarrollo de software, reflexiona sobre el papel de las mujeres en las ciencias de la computación.
Me encantan estos artículos que intentan, una y otra vez, achacar a lo "cultural" algo que es biológico. Atención a la contradicción en el mismo párrafo:
Afirmación: "It’s important to note that there are no biological or cognitive reasons that justify a gender disparity in individuals participating in computing (Hyde 2006)"
Explicación: "With similar training and experience, women perform just as well as men in computer-related activities (Margolis 2003)"
Suena correcto, no? Parece que encaja. Pero sigamos un poco más:
"In general, most young boys build and explore; play with blocks, trains, etc.; and engage in activity and movement. For a typical boy, a computer can be the ultimate toy that allows him to pursue his interests, and this can develop into an intense passion early on"
Correcto, pero...
"Many girls like to build, play with blocks, etc. too. For the most part, however, girls tend to prefer social interaction. Most girls develop an interest in computing later through social media and YouTubers, girl-focused games, or through math, science and computing courses. They typically do not develop the intense interest in computing at an early age like some boys do – they may never experience that level of interest (Margolis 2003)"
Las mujeres usan los ordenadores, pero no les interesan los ordenadores, que es muy diferente.
Podemos decir ordenadores como coches, motos, guitarras, ajedrez, videojuegos, deporte, etc. etc. etc. etc. Es decir, reconocen que hay una tendencia innata a que no les interesa interaccionar con objetos. Los usan para la vida diaria pero no les interesan como tal.
How can we remove those shunts?
Como siempre, buscando problemas donde no los hay.
So it is difficult to see how a quota program helps anyone at all
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Me encantan estos artículos que intentan, una y otra vez, achacar a lo "cultural" algo que es biológico. Atención a la contradicción en el mismo párrafo:
Afirmación: "It’s important to note that there are no biological or cognitive reasons that justify a gender disparity in individuals participating in computing (Hyde 2006)"
Explicación: "With similar training and experience, women perform just as well as men in computer-related activities (Margolis 2003)"
Suena correcto, no? Parece que encaja. Pero sigamos un poco más:
"In general, most young boys build and explore; play with blocks, trains, etc.; and engage in activity and movement. For a typical boy, a computer can be the ultimate toy that allows him to pursue his interests, and this can develop into an intense passion early on"
Correcto, pero...
"Many girls like to build, play with blocks, etc. too. For the most part, however, girls tend to prefer social interaction. Most girls develop an interest in computing later through social media and YouTubers, girl-focused games, or through math, science and computing courses. They typically do not develop the intense interest in computing at an early age like some boys do – they may never experience that level of interest (Margolis 2003)"
Las mujeres usan los ordenadores, pero no les interesan los ordenadores, que es muy diferente.
Podemos decir ordenadores como coches, motos, guitarras, ajedrez, videojuegos, deporte, etc. etc. etc. etc. Es decir, reconocen que hay una tendencia innata a que no les interesa interaccionar con objetos. Los usan para la vida diaria pero no les interesan como tal.
How can we remove those shunts?
Como siempre, buscando problemas donde no los hay.
So it is difficult to see how a quota program helps anyone at all
Menos mal que llega a una conclusión correcta.