Artsfols
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How come women are not into audio like men are?
How come women are not into mountain biking like men are?
How come women are not into street racing as much as men are?
How come women are not exactly like men?
It's not biology, exactly.
There's an aura of 'nerd culture' around some aspects of audio, computer science and other disciplines that tends to make them uninviting to women, especially in high school. The good news is that more and more women are self-identifying as nerds and making the leap into technical minutiae. What we do need is to see more representation of women within nerd culture - TV shows like Big Bang Theory tend to present only men as nerds. At least, I understand that is the case; I don't watch the show. This tendency to only depict men as nerds is very wrong, I feel.
How come women are not into mountain biking like men are?
How come women are not into street racing as much as men are?
How come women are not exactly like men?
It's not biology, exactly.
There's an aura of 'nerd culture' around some aspects of audio, computer science and other disciplines that tends to make them uninviting to women, especially in high school. The good news is that more and more women are self-identifying as nerds and making the leap into technical minutiae. What we do need is to see more representation of women within nerd culture - TV shows like Big Bang Theory tend to present only men as nerds. At least, I understand that is the case; I don't watch the show. This tendency to only depict men as nerds is very wrong, I feel.