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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00
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Paul Waring |
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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008 |
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Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:34:24 +0100 |
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On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 03:14:05PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
> Yes, the previously-mentioned computing place where I worked with many
> women was a university. The computing courses at that same uni were
> still severely imbalanced, though. How is it at the ones above and
> does anyone know research into whether this is general and the reasons
> for this? It seems too long-standing for the recent law changes to be
> the cause.
In my experience (and I've spent the last five years in academia, four
of which in CS as a member of staff, an undergraduate and a
postgraduate), it works something like this:
Undergraduate: About a 80/20 split, with the majority of women who are
on the course being international students (I can only remember about 5
women out of 150 students who were female and from the UK).
Postgraduate taught: About 70/30 split.
Postgraduate research: Getting closer to 60/40.
Staff: About 60/40, varies from research/teaching area - some, like
mine, are more gender balanced than others.
I don't know if the same statistics apply across the country, but on the
academic-related lists I'm on there are a fair number (more than you'd
expect) of women subscribed *and* contributing.
Paul
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- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, (continued)
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Paul Waring, 2008/07/28
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Lucy, 2008/07/28
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Matt Lee, 2008/07/28
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- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Lucy, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Paul Waring, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Lucy, 2008/07/29
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- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Paul Robinson, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, MJ Ray, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Lucy, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Event: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner #2 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008, Paul Waring, 2008/07/29
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