In a field where (at the rosiest count) 25% of the practitioners are female, and an economy where women get paid (again, optimistically) 75% of what men are, how is it that repugnant to hire one CS prof who must be a woman? If these things matter (pay equity, gender parity) don't we have to do something about it?
How many of us take direct action to, say, reduce carbon emissions? I think we ought to also be taking action to be a more inclusive group - and it's very easy when you're being welcomed in the door to recognize the ways in which other people are being turned away.
How many of us take direct action to, say, reduce carbon emissions? I think we ought to also be taking action to be a more inclusive group - and it's very easy when you're being welcomed in the door to recognize the ways in which other people are being turned away.