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From: carl@aoa.UUCP (Carl Witthoft)
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Subject: Re: Women in computing  --  undergraduate registration problems
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Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 08:10:11 EST
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In article <2008@orca.UUCP> kendalla@orca.UUCP (Kendall Auel) writes:
>My wife is currently studying physics, and had to learn programming as
>part of the curriculum. Being a software type myself, I encouraged her
>to take more CS classes. Her response can be paraphrased "CS is about
>as much fun as housework."
>
>Could it be that this is a pervasive attitude among women in science?

I sure hope you wanted lots of :=) there, because I'm one of many who get
ripped at sexism.
I'm male ( last time I looked) and consider CS less fun than housework.
At least housework has clear rules and documentation, e.g. on how to change
a vacuum cleaner bag. 
BTW I've got two degrees in Physics and fail to see why anyone should
be *REQUIRED* to learn programming. 


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