In a message of Sat, 08 Oct 2005 20:54:14 EDT, Arthur writes: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of John Zelle > >> I speak to women all the time, and when I ask them why they're not in >> CS, they tell me it's because they don't like computers. I've never eve >r >> had one tell me they didn't find computers or computer progams useful. > >Seems to me that the analogies with "car culture" are too close to ignore >. > >Women drive cars to pretty much the same extent as men but few care much >about the operating system. > >How many megahertz do you got under the hood of that baby? > >What's your baud? > >It was a great day for me when I went from 1400 to 2800. > >Not a joy I could share with my wife. > >The question is are these phenomenon related by having the same parent >class, or is computer culture - for whatever reason - something that >subclassed directly from car culture. > >Art > > >_______________________________________________ >Edu-sig mailing list >Edu-sig@python.org >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
It is about control. Women are trained to be controlled and to shun all activity that gives them more direct control. Indirect control -- manipulating others -- is possibly ok, but all the rest is dangerous selfishness. Laura - who also helped make the fastest MG in Toronto-area proven in our local race track by helping to 'stack' the exhaust system. Designing that was cool. Power is cool. But very unfeminine. _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig