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aloysius · 3438 days ago · link · · parent · post: Stop Acting So Surprised: How Microaggressions Enforce Stereotypes in Tech
I'd imagine math should be attracting the same types of people, but there seems to be a much higher participation of women (at least from what I see at my university) than there is with computer science, and far less discouragement to others in the discipline (though I should note, only to people in the discipline). I think a lot of it really does have to do with a reinforced culture than just the standard social ineptitude. I also see some similar kinds of behavior among engineering disciplines, so perhaps that's where it started, but I don't want to jump to that conclusion instantly.