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Comment author: VoiceOfRa 29 August 2015 07:31:48PM 4 points [-]

computer science departments could attract and retain better people of both sexes if they felt less like monasteries or pirate ships.

I could cite numerous examples suggesting otherwise, NASA during the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo era being the most famous.

Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 30 August 2015 08:30:06PM 0 points [-]

Details?

Comment author: VoiceOfRa 31 August 2015 01:03:28AM 3 points [-]

Well mission control and the astronaut core were all male. Didn't seem to interfere with their ability to attract and retain top talent.

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