Jeni's Musings

“Do we need more women in computer disciplines? If so, why?”

I’d rather not work in a sausagefest for the rest of my life. I find working with a diverse group of people more enjoyable. If you don’t, don’t worry, because you will always be able to find a less-diverse subset to work with (but generally not the opposite).

“There is a computer language designed by a woman. COBOL. What (if any) qualities about COBOL are there as a result of the gender of its designer?”

Here’s a dataset with size = 1. How can we generalize about one physical attribute of the one person involved?

“Can sexual behavior ever be eliminated from any social/work environment where humans are the dominant members?”

I have no clue what you’re talking about here. Why does a company want to “control” the “sexual behavior” of its employees? Are you suggesting the other thousand occupations with a more even female:male ratio need to do this?