Computer Quote by Cordelia Fine

“Both women and computer science are the losers when a geeky stereotype serves as an unnecessary gatekeeper to the profession.”

Cordelia Fine

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“In other words, both the descriptive (‘women are gentle’) and the prescriptive (‘women should be gentle’) elements of gender stereotypes create a problem for…

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