[sdiy] Female sdiy'ers

[David Ingebretsen]

Men and women are different. To try to equate them is a disservice to both
genders. That said, I think it is more a matter of taste and interest that
draws men/women to certain hobbies and activities.

An abundance or lack of representation by men or women in any hobby is not
an indication of proficiency, ability, knowledge, or innate skill, but
represents a bias in interest. Which bias comes from (at least in part) in
how we are "wired".

Men and women have to be different, have different tastes, interests,
natural abilities. Were it not so, our species would not be at all
interesting, and would not probably survive; at least not in an interesting
way. The differences between the genders should be celebrated and
encouraged, not stifled or hidden.

As I've watched my two daughters and my son grow, they have each excelled
academically and athletically. They were fortunate in that they did not have
teachers who tried to tell them they were the same, but helped them achieve
their own personal best without regard to their gender.