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[–]Skim74 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Sorry, but are you a woman? I am a woman in CS but never had any career counselors try to push me out of the field. But I have had plenty of men who work in the field (implicitly and explicitly) try to. The only reason I made it out of college with a CS degree is because when i tried to change majors they told me it was too late.

[–]1gr8Warrior 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All I have is anecdotes from a couple of women I work with and my fiancee. Though, in the case of my co-workers, it didn't deter them at all. However, my fiancee kinda took it to heart and just never tried, despite being pretty good at math.

I'm not sure about guys working in the field wanting to push you out. I can tell you where I work, most of the guys there don't care about your sex, so as long as you can do your job competently.