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Wow. It's amazing, she looks just like every women engineer I've ever worked with. Especially the Bluetooth headset. Seriously, does this do anything to advance the position of women in software engineering?
Wow. It's amazing, she looks just like every women engineer I've ever worked with. Especially the Bluetooth headset. Seriously, does this do anything to advance the position of women in software engineering?
But until we have more of that, cultural items like Barbie might help to bootstrap the process.
I agree that it's a distant second, but it's better than nothing at all.
Being a computer engineer is a choking hazard?
Wow. It's amazing, she looks just like every women engineer I've ever worked with. Especially the Bluetooth headset. Seriously, does this do anything to advance the position of women in software engineering?
Nothing would do more for women in engineering than having more well known female engineers. Social proof is a strong thing. But until we have more of that, cultural items like Barbie might help to bootstrap the process. I agree that it's a distant second, but it's better than nothing at all.
I'm not sure. Suppose the situation was reversed and there were few men software engineers. I'm not sure having a super handsome, muscle ripped man wearing designer clothing would have been an inspiration to me.
Wow. It's amazing, she looks just like every women engineer I've ever worked with. Especially the Bluetooth headset. Seriously, does this do anything to advance the position of women in software engineering?
This talk by Pamela Fox should offer some insight: http://igniteshow.com/videos/im-barbie-girl-cs-world
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Nothing would do more for women in engineering than having more well known female engineers. Social proof is a strong thing. But until we have more of that, cultural items like Barbie might help to bootstrap the process. I agree that it's a distant second, but it's better than nothing at all.
I agree that it's a distant second, but it's better than nothing at all. I'm not sure. Suppose the situation was reversed and there were few men software engineers. I'm not sure having a super handsome, muscle ripped man wearing designer clothing would have been an inspiration to me.
Very interesting, although I'm not sure what to make of her glasses; are they, like, so geek-chic-coolacious?
I'm not sure they have struck the balance correctly, but my guess is that is what they are going for.
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Nothing would do more for women in engineering than having more well known female engineers. Social proof is a strong thing. But until we have more of that, cultural items like Barbie might help to bootstrap the process. I agree that it's a distant second, but it's better than nothing at all.
I agree that it's a distant second, but it's better than nothing at all. I'm not sure. Suppose the situation was reversed and there were few men software engineers. I'm not sure having a super handsome, muscle ripped man wearing designer clothing would have been an inspiration to me.
Not to say this will inspire little girls, I have no idea at all.
Wow. It's amazing, she looks just like every women engineer I've ever worked with. Especially the Bluetooth headset. Seriously, does this do anything to advance the position of women in software engineering?
When I graduated (almost 20 years ago) there were about 10% women in my class. When my wife graduated, there were 5% men in her class. Assuming there are no cultural barriers against men, wouldn't that indicate professional choices stem, at least a little, from gender?
I am not saying there are no cultural barriers, but I am asking when and where it is too much.
I am not sure what purpose a computer engineer Barbie serves beyond selling a few more dolls to girls who would be more interested in Legos than dolls.