Intel teams with Feminist Frequency for $300m tech diversity drive

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2015-01-09 01:06

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'Intel has pledged $300m of investment to improve diversity at the company and the wider technology and gaming sectors.

The firm plans to work with several partners, including the International Game Developers Association, the E-Sports League, Feminist Frequency and the National Center for Women in Technology to support, enhance or create new programs for the initiative.

"We're calling on our industry to again make the seemingly impossible possible by making a commitment to real change and clarity in our goals," said Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. "Without a workforce that more closely mirrors the population, we are missing opportunities, including not understanding and designing for our own customers."'

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I am an applied mathematician and mechanical engineer by education; a programmer by training.

Programming is not easy. And asking for help online is very rough.

Asking questions the wrong way can get one pilloried. Unfortunately, I am a man (sarcasm) so I am unable to blame the patriarchy as toxic feminists do (double sarcasm): I have to tighten my belt, grow a thick skin and eventually someone will help (while I thrash and thrash for hours: I simply do not have the luxury to expect help from the Feminist Majority). Unlike feminists, I must take responsibility for myself.

These days I have embarked on a massive project and from 7AM until 6PM my life is consumed by cold logic coding. I do get tired of it. The brutality and focus is relentless. But I make do.

This program at Intel will fail. It is a money waste. Programming is a male endeavor (just like chess): it requires relentless focus. I am not sure if women are not capable or if they just do not like doing it. In fact, I think it is the latter -- women just do not like coding for hours like this. And if they do, the coding is sloppy and ineffective and over documented (that latter: to make up for the lack of applied logic free of human constraints).

And I think Intel (and similar organizations like this) know it and only give lip service to such programs (and, unfortunately, a lot of money). Just reading the quote from the CEO reeks of platitudes and acquiescence.

I suppose this is a good thing. Eventually, such programs will run their course and accomplish nothing.

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Submitted by ThomasI on Sat, 2015-01-10 10:34

yes. that's it, right there. "women just do not like coding for hours".
it's not that "we" can't do it, "we" just rather don't LIKE doing it.
personally i CAN do it, but i detest doing it.
so if women don't excel in a field we don't like, they throw money at it, say it's the "patriarchy's fault" and more damage is done.
what a lot of tommyrot, eh?

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Submitted by ErikaLancastor on Sat, 2015-01-10 15:36

women cry for their rights. men die for their rights.
well said!

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Submitted by ErikaLancastor on Sat, 2015-01-10 17:59