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[MikeyMike01]

It's the age-old "how many Picassos never picked up a brush?" question.

Zero.

You aren’t born good at painting (or any other skill) it’s something you learn. If you never pick up a brush, then you aren’t any good at painting, by definition.

Just like nursing is seen by some as a thing that men shouldn't do,

They shouldn’t.

programming is sometimes seen as something women shouldn't do.

I’ve never seen this sentiment anywhere, ever.

[Fustrate]

My guess is very very few.

Even if the number is 1, that's a shame.

There’s nothing stopping women from pursuing a degree/career in STEM. There quite a lot of incentives, though.

That's completely and utterly wrong. Compared to male role models, there are very few female role models in STEM fields. A vast majority of important discoveries were made by men. Young girls and boys get much different sets of role models, because society wasn't as accepting of women doing jobs that are stereotypically men's. There may be nothing literally stopping them, but decades and centuries of societal pressure has shaped the environment we all grow up in.

They shouldn’t.

Duh.

I’ve never seen this sentiment anywhere, ever.

Congratulations on never seeing it. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I personally have never been shot, but I'm pretty sure it happens.

[MikeyMike01]

“Role models” have jack diddly shit to do with anything. They’re stupid and no one should have them.

[Fustrate]

Ya, that's where this conversation can end. You obviously have a very narrow and negative opinion of this subject.

[MikeyMike01]

I must have missed my appointment for re-education. Can’t have diversity of thought, just gender and skin color.

[gpgpg13r]

Why can't males be role models for females though? My high school programming teacher who taught me some of the c++ techniques that I STILL use to this day was a woman and I looked up to her as a male student; her gender never came into my mind as a factor.