mardi 24 mai 2011

Real Women Don't Write Programs !

Just found this humorous scientific paper written by Carol (a woman who apparently can program) ! Excerpts:

3. SOME SOCIAL BARRIERS TO FEMALE
PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
COURSES
3.1 Real Women Don’ t Date Computer Geeks
Real women don’t change tyres, mow lawns, or date
computer geeks.

4.1 Real Women Don’ t Write Programs
Real women don’t pump gas, like mathematics, or write
programs.
4.2 Most Women Can’t Program
An employer explained to me why he had not interviewed
any of my female students for a graduate IT position in his
company. “Most women” he said, clearly and slowly,
“can’t program.”
Of course, he is absolutely correct. Most women can’t
program. Most men can’ t program either. What most men
and real women have in common is that they are
unembarrassed by their lack of programming ability.