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Comment author: ExaminedThought 02 August 2013 06:14:36PM 0 points [-]

I wouldn't assume about the ones that aren't actual names. But I also wouldn't have guessed the number was as low as 10%!

Comment author: Kawoomba 02 August 2013 06:20:04PM *  3 points [-]

Well, given that LW is/was* predominantly appealing to STEM-types, with a focus on computer science-y topics (artificial intelligence), decision theory etc., it's no wonder that the gender gap here reflects the gender gap in e.g. computer science colleges:

Figures from the Computing Research Association Taulbee Survey indicate that less than 12% of Computer Science bachelor's degrees were awarded to women at US PhD-granting institutions in 2010-11. (Source)

Edit: * "was" because Harry Potter!

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