After 30+ years around software development, I can qualitatively say
from my vantage point that there are differences in assumptions that
individuals make when dealing with individuals of a different gender
whether on GitHub, in-person, or other places. Fortunately, these
differences in assumptions exist or we might be in an even more
homogenous industry.
I commend Greg and the Software Carpentry team on releasing the gender
statistics in a blog post and opening discussion on SWC. While the
papers/position points will likely polarize, they’re not the most
important issue here. A key point for SWC is that the people of SWC have
the ability, skills, and motivation to deliver high quality training
without exclusion (either explicit or implicit).
Keep up the great work!
Warmly,
Carol
On 22 Feb 2016, at 11:34, Greg Wilson wrote:
Hi,
People may find
http://svpow.com/2016/02/20/that-paper-that-says-women-are-better-coders-than-men-but-are-judged-on-their-gender-it-doesnt-say-that-at-all/
interesting - it's a strong critique of the preprint cited in last
week's blog post at
http://software-carpentry.org/blog/2016/02/checking-the-balance.html.
Cheers,
Greg
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Director of Instructor Training
Software Carpentry Foundation
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