Re: gender mix
[email protected] (Elaine -HFB- Ashton)
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Nathan Torkington [[email protected]] quoth: *>[email protected] writes: *>> Random question... what sort of gender mix do people usually have in *>> their classes? *> *>My gut feeling is F:M = 1:4 (3 out of 12 normally). I would be terribly interested in a running tally if anyone would be diligent enough to contribute data. I am at a loss to explain why there is, seemingly, such a dearth of women in Perl and computing in general. I don't know that statistics will answer that question, but a pattern might form. I was under the impression that the west coast had far more women than the east coast in technical positions...I wonder why Seattle has so few in this instance. I'd like to go to Perl conferences without being one of the few women there for the conference, etc. e.