tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post3890077538752480941..comments2024-03-10T05:26:42.148-04:00Comments on My Biased Coin: Crimson Article on Women in Computer ScienceMichael Mitzenmacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738274256402616703noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-10346452724191394252010-06-08T16:52:14.740-04:002010-06-08T16:52:14.740-04:00I recently interviewed Google's VP of Search a...I recently interviewed Google's VP of Search and User Experience, Marissa Mayer, on this question. You can hear a 3 minute audio of what she said here: <br /><br />http://makingitbigcareers.com/googles-marissa-mayer-on-pet-peeves-and-women-in-technology<br /><br />The full interview with Marissa is published in "Making it Big in Software" (details here: http://amzn.to/b08auR)Sam Lightstonehttp://MakingItBigCareers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-59438912554658373952010-04-17T07:33:27.753-04:002010-04-17T07:33:27.753-04:00Hi Michael,
I guess it is not a problem. There ar...Hi Michael,<br /><br />I guess it is not a problem. There are less women in the Army/Mechanical Engineering/Plumbing as well. There are more women in Arts/Nursing/Languages. You cannot FORCE nature.<br /><br />Best<br />GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-72720866983373184772010-04-12T20:30:42.317-04:002010-04-12T20:30:42.317-04:00The women scientists I've worked with are more...The women scientists I've worked with are more quickly turned off by drudgery than are men. The key to retaining women is to find what they consider dreary and change it.Geoff Knauthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025560607512616605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-35820750086931195552010-04-12T20:04:17.917-04:002010-04-12T20:04:17.917-04:00Or, perhaps, that you don't have to do as much...Or, perhaps, that you don't have to do as much computer programming, you don't have to compete with the Putnam team as you would if you were a pure math major, and you can still graduate with a degree that is highly valued in the business world. It makes perfect sense to me.Harry Lewishttp://people.seas.harvard.edu/~lewis/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-6752341134542069602010-04-12T11:06:50.406-04:002010-04-12T11:06:50.406-04:001) Paul -- I can't really explain it.
2) Ano...1) Paul -- I can't really explain it.<br />2) Anon: Applied Math is a distinct major. In fact, applied math is more flexible than CS, in terms of requirements -- a bit less CS, a bit more math/econ can be used. With Applied Math students choose a specialization area. So Applied Math : CS majors are taking a number of CS classes, but other stuff as well. Perhaps the flexibility, and the ability to take more related courses outside of CS, is more appealing to women?Michael Mitzenmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161161032642563814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-58234732827558156582010-04-11T21:36:25.630-04:002010-04-11T21:36:25.630-04:00Georgia Tech Human-Centered Computing program is m...Georgia Tech <a href="http://www.ic.gatech.edu/future/phdhcc" rel="nofollow">Human-Centered Computing program</a> is more than 50% female. See <a href="http://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/84197-cleaving-computer-science-into-new-degrees/fulltext" rel="nofollow">Guzdial CACM blog post</a>.Geoff Knauthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025560607512616605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-34641681251041193802010-04-11T12:36:14.608-04:002010-04-11T12:36:14.608-04:00MM, what is the difference between Applied Math: C...MM, what is the difference between Applied Math: Computer Science and CS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-52242942237742029132010-04-11T12:31:56.376-04:002010-04-11T12:31:56.376-04:00Unfortunately the phrase "another coding-heav...Unfortunately the phrase "another coding-heavy field" in the article perpetuates misconceptions about CS that it is all about coding. <br /><br />BTW: How can one explain the disparity with the percentages in the EECS track? Is it just small numbers?Paul Beamenoreply@blogger.com