Re: 'Geek' image scares women away from tech industry ? The Register

[Yoav Nir <ynir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On May 1, 2012, at 12:31 AM, Janet P Gunn wrote:

My own anecdotes.

Yes, it starts early.

When I was 3 I announced that I was going to be a physicist when I grew up.  WHY?

1 - a physicist has a chair that  is on WHEELS, and spins ROUND and ROUND
2 - a physicist has a blackboard with COLORED CHALK
3 (and MOST important) a physicist has a CANDY machine in the hall outside his office.

But engineers get to drive trains. Trains > swivel chairs.