kevles@hsi.UUCP (09/20/83)
I'm forwarding a request for information which will ultimately find its way into an article for some magazine or newspaper. I'm interested both in response-by-mail, and (for my personal interest as well,) I'm hoping to generate discussion in the newsgroup. So any of you folks with controversial opinions, PLEASE POST THEM. (Controvery is so much fun.) The specific questions I'm asking are as follows (but feel free to digress, even via mail): What do you personally perceive is the proportion of women to men in computer science? On what do you base your opinion? Are women interested in different areas of c.s. than men? (Hardware vs. software, programming vs. management, or whatever.) How so? Are women's roles in c.s. different than men's? How? Why do women enter c.s.? (I did because it's a way to be paid for playing games..) Do women become interested in computer science at a later age than men? (college as opposed to high school, maybe?) Are women's career opportunities in c.s. different than men's? Do women get negative responses from other women when they discuss their work? Is there a correlation between loving c.s. and playing D&D? How about video games? If you feel like sending me mail, please let me know your sex, age, and your computer environment. For instance, I work in a software house that employs under 50 people, and not long before this I was studying at Yale. If enough interest is generated, I will summarize the results of this survey and post them. If ANY interest is generated, I will post the article when or before it is published. Privacy is respected; personal experience is appreciated. Beth Kevles !decvax!kpno!hsi!kevles (and thanks in advance)