Kim Bruning (seperate for lists) wrote:
(...) void FSF::female_participants() { (...)
In any case, this does seem to indicate that woman should definately be able to programme. I would think that this should be *especially* true in the case of Free Software, where intuition, communication, and social skills are very important.
So why aren't there more female free software programmers? }
Eh, the problem is, by relating intutition, communication and social skills you have made a discriminating remark ;)
I saw this happen on debian-devel, the answer from the women was "Do you think you have included every stereotype known?".
Bottom line: trying to say the women can program because they have this special skills makes the argument that men can code better because they have the "intelectual, rational, algorithmic" skills...
I know what you meant and I even agree with you, but most women would complain at that remark; that's why I just say: if there aren't any more women is because they don't want to join, period; this is simplistic, and one could go into Freudian and sociological explanations that could tell a lot, but at least I don't risk getting flammed :)
Best Regards,
fsm
-- Frederico S. Muñoz fsmunoz@sdf.lonestar.org