Ehhh … ok, you do realize not having a better mascot is weak evidence in favour of positions on talent distribution and performance considered sexist right?
But better mascots do exist.
So why aren’t they used? Or rather name three.
Emmy Noether? Grace Hopper (maybe, as discussed above)? Rosalind Franklin?
It’s true that it’s evidence that there are so few, but given the historical status of women in academia, it is quite weak.
They probably aren’t used because “First Computer Programmer” sounds cooler than “Valuable Contributor to Field X”.
Ehhh … ok, you do realize not having a better mascot is weak evidence in favour of positions on talent distribution and performance considered sexist right?
But better mascots do exist.
So why aren’t they used? Or rather name three.
Emmy Noether? Grace Hopper (maybe, as discussed above)? Rosalind Franklin?
It’s true that it’s evidence that there are so few, but given the historical status of women in academia, it is quite weak.
They probably aren’t used because “First Computer Programmer” sounds cooler than “Valuable Contributor to Field X”.