Trump signs two STEM laws aimed at boosting careers for women in technology

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

For whatever reason, very very few women enter these fields of education. So I say it's simply fluff. And Trump has not shown nothing yet.

Because of the attitudes of men here. When I was in Data Processing at Bell Canada the staff was 50/50 male/female as was management. The women were just as competent in programming as the men, if not slightly better. I think it was about that time I became a feminist, though I really had not thought much about it before.

Here we gratuitously waste half (or more) of our brainpower. And God help the ladies with Pence on the job. His ideas of women's place in the world pre-date Noah's Ark.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Because of the attitudes of men here. When I was in Data Processing at Bell Canada the staff was 50/50 male/female as was management. The women were just as competent in programming as the men, if not slightly better. I think it was about that time I became a feminist, though I really had not thought much about it before.

Here we gratuitously waste half (or more) of our brainpower. And God help the ladies with Pence on the job. His ideas of women's place in the world pre-date Noah's Ark.

Why does someone need a university education in physics, chemistry and math for data processing? I don't recall courses for data processing in the engineering curriculum.

I am speaking from personal experience. There were little to no women in the engineering department when I went to school here in the 70's and I have said I don't know why. You will need to ask the parents. My niece is a degree'd engineer and believe me, she is a rarity.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

Why does someone need a university education in physics, chemistry and math for data processing? I don't recall courses for data processing in the engineering curriculum.

I am speaking from personal experience. There were little to no women in the engineering department when I went to school here in the 70's and I have said I don't know why. You will need to ask the parents. My niece is a degree'd engineer and believe me, she is a rarity.

You are correct. Girls tend not to take those courses in college. The reasons why happen before college.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

Why does someone need a university education in physics, chemistry and math for data processing? I don't recall courses for data processing in the engineering curriculum.

I am speaking from personal experience. There were little to no women in the engineering department when I went to school here in the 70's and I have said I don't know why. You will need to ask the parents. My niece is a degree'd engineer and believe me, she is a rarity.

Didn't you have to take a FORTRAN course? I can still remember punching my code onto the cards, turning them in at a counter to be fed to the beast and coming back later to check the results.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by nailer

Didn't you have to take a FORTRAN course? I can still remember punching my code onto the cards, turning them in at a counter to be fed to the beast and coming back later to check the results.

Yes and I did get heavily into Fortran programming in grad school.

BTW, I met my wife in the Fortran introductory course who at the time was a math major. She dropped out like most non-engineering & CS students and switched her major to history. Maybe I should ask her why!

[nailer]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

Yes and I did get heavily into Fortran programming in grad school.

BTW, I met my wife in the Fortran introductory course who at the time was a math major. She dropped out like most non-engineering & CS students and switched her major to history. Maybe I should ask her why!

I met a very attractive blonde in 86 who was an EE at TI. I remember being at a party and watching her matter-of-factly explain why there weren't more female engineers. The fun began when she finished.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

Why does someone need a university education in physics, chemistry and math for data processing? I don't recall courses for data processing in the engineering curriculum.

I am speaking from personal experience. There were little to no women in the engineering department when I went to school here in the 70's and I have said I don't know why. You will need to ask the parents. My niece is a degree'd engineer and believe me, she is a rarity.

I didn't, I only completed the tenth grade, bumped into my home room teacher and he asked why I did not come back because I had led the class in the finals. Really simple, no money for university and few if any scholarships, so I went to work to help with family expenses. Many of my coworkers were degree'd but all I did was write their test and ace'd it.

Some years later the IEEE invited me to join as a full member, they said it was based on my contributions to the discipline.
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