Women in science and technology...

It bothers me than more often than not, women are either under or miss represented in science and technology. The same thing could be argued on the geek culture at large.

There is the perception that women that have a keen on interest on science and technology aren't all that feminine at all. Like if femininity and these fields are mutually excluded. Almost always women that have a strong interest, or good, on these fields are portrayed as socially awkward or not even remotely feminine.

To make things works, the ones who are feminine or attractive are there there to take advantage of the geeky men that have no defense from their charms. At times woman are totally dependent on the technical abilities, or knowledge, of a man to save the day.

We need to change this perception, since it's costing society to lose a large number of women that have the interest to be on working on science and technology that get deterred because of that those aren't places for women.

Femininity needs to stop being a factor that makes people think that a woman isn't capable of working on technology, or being a brilliant scientist. All comes down to her brain, and skill sets she has to bring to the table. To judge her just on how she looks is demeaning and insulting.

I find smart woman, that know about science and technology, to be the more appealing. It really thicks me of when they feel that they have to water down that aspect of themselves to appear more interesting, or accepted, by others.

That needs to change as soon as possible, if we ever want to be a better society as a whole.