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Feminists hold up female engineers such as Margaret Hamilton, as 'powerful' examples of women being ''pioneers''.<ref>https://fstdt.com/QBYG.YC9QZF8J#comments</ref> These feminists usually ignore the fact that these women were still only a tiny minority. They also ignore that engineering such as computer engineering was not seen as proper academic work, but subordinate to physics and mathematics.<ref>http://www.bu.edu/eng/about/dean-lutchen/engineering-is-not-science/</ref> Also early computer engineering had an overlap with data entry and textile work, which were traditionally female domains.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#There_is_no_significant_gender_disparity_in_STEM_graduates_by_sex_in_the_U.S</ref> | Feminists hold up female engineers such as Margaret Hamilton, as 'powerful' examples of women being ''pioneers''.<ref>https://fstdt.com/QBYG.YC9QZF8J#comments</ref> These feminists usually ignore the fact that these women were still only a tiny minority. They also ignore that engineering such as computer engineering was not seen as proper academic work, but subordinate to physics and mathematics.<ref>http://www.bu.edu/eng/about/dean-lutchen/engineering-is-not-science/</ref> Also early computer engineering had an overlap with data entry and textile work, which were traditionally female domains.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#There_is_no_significant_gender_disparity_in_STEM_graduates_by_sex_in_the_U.S</ref> | ||
Many of these women often also received substantial male aid and patronage, or were even posthumously given credit for work they didn't play a large role in by eager feminists, e.g., Ada Lovelace, who is often claimed to be the first computer programmer in history, was likely predated by her confidant Charles Babbage in this accomplishment, and there is no actual evidence that she contributed in any substantial way to Babbage's work in this regard.<ref>http://robroy.dyndns.info/collier/ch3.html</ref> | Many of these women often also received substantial male aid and patronage, or were even posthumously given credit for work they didn't play a large role in by eager feminists, e.g., Ada Lovelace, who is often claimed to be the first computer programmer in history, was likely predated by her confidant Charles Babbage in this accomplishment as he actually constructed the machine, and there is no actual evidence that she contributed in any substantial way to Babbage's work in this regard.<ref>http://robroy.dyndns.info/collier/ch3.html</ref> Moreover, she only published minor theoretical works which were never put into practice.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Yn3i-DMKw&feature=youtu.be&t=9m19s</ref> | ||
Actress Hedy Lamarr is often claimed to have invented important aspects of WiFi, when in fact she herself admitted she did only ‘creative work on the invention,’ while the composer and author, George Antheil, ‘did the really important part,‘ also not even being able to elaborate on the technicalities.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/8kig2k/did_hedy_lamarr_invent_spread/</ref> | Actress Hedy Lamarr is often claimed to have invented important aspects of WiFi, when in fact she herself admitted she did only ‘creative work on the invention,’ while the composer and author, George Antheil, ‘did the really important part,‘ also not even being able to elaborate on the technicalities.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/8kig2k/did_hedy_lamarr_invent_spread/</ref> | ||
Rosalind Franklin is frequently claimed to have helped discovering DNA, but she was actually mocking the idea of helical DNA and was uncooperative.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160314212535/http://boysmeneducation.com/the-truth-of-rosalind-franklin-and-photograph-51/</ref> | |||
Even the unquestionably most distinguished female scientist in history, Marie Curie-Skłodowska (a 2 time Nobel prize winner), is apparently less eminent in regards to encyclopedia entries and academic citations, than her husband and colleague Pierre Curie, according to the author Charles Murray.<ref>Murray, C. 2003. Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950. pp 126.</ref> | Even the unquestionably most distinguished female scientist in history, Marie Curie-Skłodowska (a 2 time Nobel prize winner), is apparently less eminent in regards to encyclopedia entries and academic citations, than her husband and colleague Pierre Curie, according to the author Charles Murray.<ref>Murray, C. 2003. Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950. pp 126.</ref> | ||
== The failure of affirmative action == | == The failure of affirmative action == | ||