Tamas, what was a pretty strong statement. Now, do I understand you correctly that you just re-define the word “exclusion” to include things that
I don’t want to argue, just want to understand what did you mean
Just to add my own two cents, this wasn’t always the case (see When Women Stopped Coding : Planet Money : NPR and a number of other sources). Computer Science used to be a field that was primarily made up of women, but unfortunately a narrative arose much like this:
It is important, in my opinion, to deliberately make computer science (and Julia, by extension) inclusive, to account for the injustices of the past and present (much like that narrative), and make it equally available for everyone (and that includes inclusivity in the community itself). I think this data is important for helping to realize this goal, as shown with what was done with it last year, as shown in the video @Tamas_Papp shared.
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I completely agree with this statement, and I am pleased that the Julia community is trying to measure where it stands with respect to diversity and inclusion and be in a position to chart its progress (or lack thereof) over time.
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Does anyone have an opinion on this piece? The More Gender Equality, the Fewer Women in STEM - The Atlantic
It claims that countries that are less developed like Poland and Iran have a high proportion of women in STEM fields.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses some of his experiences.
Most people have no idea what they’re doing with their life growing up. Advice from peers and mentor figures, as well as self-image shaped by expectations others express will play a role. Few have the conviction and passion Tyson did from a young age.
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May be erlang / elixir should be taken into consideration too
Speaking for my own field (mathematics), it is my opinion that Poland and Iran are quite developed, more so than some supposedly more developed countries.
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Well, facts come before opinions, and for the hard facts see the X-axis of the chart (the Y-axis representing rather a kind of opinion)
I coudn’t find any mentions of Iran there, and Poland is placed exactly in the middle of the plot. All the countries on the right side of the plot with an exception of Vietnam are islamic ones, so I think if there were any data for Iran (which by the way has indeed a strong tradition in mathematics), it should be there too. My personal experience was that all good (on the scale good/average/bad) Turkish or Arab students (engineering) I can think of were female. I work at a research institute meaning we have not a lot of students, and Turkish and Arabs are a small minority among the students anyway, so the sampling size is not significant.