Unraveling the Masculinization of Technology
summary
The talk argues that masculinity in tech is constructed, not accidental, and supports that with history, data and examples: women served as World War II human computers and ENIAC: six women programming via cables with no manuals; corporate hiring shifts use aptitude tests and marketing to rebrand computing as male; participation peaks at 34.6% women in computing (1991) and under 20% in CS now; archival projects like the Human Computer Project and stories such as Christine Darden document erasure and suggest structural fixes rather than individual blame.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 1:30Technology? Masculinity??
- 16:13Discussion time!
- 16:41Who benefits from inequality?
- 17:07What's the downside to creating more equality?
- 17:49What do we have to
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