Sarah Thanks for sharing this paper by J Reagle - very insightful.
Alolita On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Valerie Aurora <vale...@adainitiative.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Joseph Reagle <joseph.2...@reagle.org> wrote: >> On 01/10/2013 10:04 PM, Emily Monroe wrote: >>> >>> (I do realize that Asperger's and other afflictions along the autism >>> spectrum are supposed to be somewhat gender-linked.) >> >> >> As I mentioned to Mike off-list, in earlier drafts I actually do mention >> that I was the typical computer obsessed nerd -- and I can identify with >> many asperger-type characteristics. However, this is a topic requiring much >> care so as not to demonize or pathologize, so I didn't engage it since I >> didn't think it was essential to understanding the gender gap problem in >> free culture. I can point out that typical geek identity/behavior can be >> alienating without conjecture about its source. Similarly, in the context of >> the openness of these communities, I can claim "difficult people" are >> alienating without conjecture as to what (if any) anti-social personality >> disorder is present. >> >> That said, something that affected my thinking on the geek/autism/gender >> issue was that the differences between genders might not be as great as we >> originally thought, or, it's more complicated than we thought. Recommended >> intervention for children often includes early and intensive social skills >> therapy. Some argue girls *already* experience this simply as being raised >> and expected to perform as girls. We are *just* starting to study [1] the >> relationship between genetics, socialization, and the presentations of >> autistic behavior in males and females (e.g., the topic of "special >> interests"). >> >> [1]: >> http://nhregister.com/articles/2012/09/14/news/doc5053f7b0f172f814146475.txt > > I just had to say: +1. Thanks, > > -VAL > > -- > Increasing the participation of women in open technology and culture > http://adainitiative.org > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
