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10 pointsspicerunner15y ago6 comments

Nice initiative to get more girls (and women) involved in web development.

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jamesbritt15y ago· 3 in thread

"There aren’t enough women in software development so I hope this kind of thing spreads beyond Helsinki!"

I'm thinking that if you want to attract women, you should refer to them as "women", not "girls."

pohl15y ago

If you attract girls to the field then eventually you'll have women in the field. Just look at me: I was attracted to the field as a boy. Now, I am a man.

jamesbritt15y ago

"Just look at me: I was attracted to the field as a boy. Now, I am a man."

But were you attracted to the field because it was presented as an activity for boys?

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spicerunnerOP15y ago

True...I must be getting old.

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