Re: gender mix
[email protected] (Uri Guttman)
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>>>>> "RLS" == Randal L Schwartz <[email protected]> writes: >>>>> "Clinton" == Clinton A Pierce <[email protected]> writes: RLS> I've noticed that if it's traditional CS, males far outnumber females, RLS> but if it's web-related stuff (including ecommerce), the numbers get RLS> much more even. Why so? randal, when we met at that party after that web conference, i was talking with 2 women about this. it makes some sense as web site building in the whole is graphic and content and not all technical. women have long been in the graphic arts, writing and editing fields so it makes sense fo rthem to be comfortable in the web design fields. and they will want to learn perl if they get into the web any deeper. whereas CS types are usually more from an engineering/academic background which is still mostly male. the web in general (surfers and designers) seems more attractive to women than programming and CS stuff. uri -- Uri Guttman --------- [email protected] ---------- http://www.sysarch.com SYStems ARCHitecture, Software Engineering, Perl, Internet, UNIX Consulting The Perl Books Page ----------- http://www.sysarch.com/cgi-bin/perl_books The Best Search Engine on the Net ---------- http://www.northernlight.com