On Jul 28, 2010, at 11:29 AM, John Haltiwanger wrote:
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Marcin Borkowski
I am not sure that I understood your point, but I am quite convinced
that the low percentage of women in mathematics or IT is caused
primarily by the simple fact that an average female brain is not well
fit for this particular purpose. (Of course, we all know notable
exceptions. Also note that "better/worse fit for one particular
purpose" is completely unrelated to "better/worse in general".)
I'd laugh at this if it wasn't the same shit that's been going around
for years in the math/IT circles. Socialization is the cause behind
this, not natural differences in brain structure. If the society has
decided to accept and repeat this "fact" over and over, and men will
generally act as if it is true (pushing out females who make the
attempt), then it will come to "appear" as true. But that doesn't make
it any less BS.
No no, I've seen excellent scientific research on this question. It
was in a German periodical of 1938. The article explained why women
can't do math. I also gave a rigorous demonstration that Poles are
genetically inferior to Germans and can only be plumbers or thieves...
But seriously: Marcin, I would recommend you stop posting on this. All
you show is your complete lack of intellectual awareness. You're
embarrassing yourself, and that's all.
Thomas
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