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Article #146Re: Why are women too dumb to program a computer???
From: Ingo R. Homann
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:42
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:42
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Hi, blmblm@myrealbox.com wrote: >>But an interesting point is that if you give cars *and* dolls both to >>boys *and* girls, the probability is high that the boy chooses a car and >>the girl does not. > > I wouldn't presume to disagree with the experiences of parents, > not being one. But it seems to me that boys and girls are > treated differently from the moment of birth, by pretty much > everyone they encounter, so I don't think one can rule out subtle > social conditioning. I'm not even sure that parents who *think* > they're being gender-neutral are succeeding -- it may be more > difficult than one might think. Pure speculation on my part! You are right in so far that it might be very subtle and unknowingly, and that my experiences are of course individual and not automatically generalizable. So, my opinion is speculative as well. I fear, because of the vagueness, no one of us will be able to prove his/her point... (But I found the discussion quite interesting!) Ciao, Ingo
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