X-Git-Url: http://unremediatedgender.space/source?a=blobdiff_plain;f=content%2Fdrafts%2Fsurvey-data-on-the-ratio-of-cis-to-trans-women-among-haskell-programmers.md;fp=content%2Fdrafts%2Fsurvey-data-on-the-ratio-of-cis-to-trans-women-among-haskell-programmers.md;h=a2db879c2c847547712bde9d899222b175b3c9f3;hb=e9743ebaad84cd759481d04cf194034c13659a06;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=9d9022a28e7d948abd46780456c5a0bacf5b1d79;p=Ultimately_Untrue_Thought.git diff --git a/content/drafts/survey-data-on-the-ratio-of-cis-to-trans-women-among-haskell-programmers.md b/content/drafts/survey-data-on-the-ratio-of-cis-to-trans-women-among-haskell-programmers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a2db879 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/drafts/survey-data-on-the-ratio-of-cis-to-trans-women-among-haskell-programmers.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Title: Survey Data on Cis and Trans Women Among Haskell Programmers +Date: 2021-01-01 +Category: other +Tags: Haskell, sex differences +Status: draft + +Stereotypically, computer programming is both a predominantly male profession and the quintessential profession of non-exclusively-androphilic trans women. Stereotypically, these demographic trends are even more pronounced in "niche" or hobbyist technology communities (_e.g._, Rust), rather than those with more established mainstream use (_e.g._, JavaScript). + +But stereotypes can be _wrong_! The heuristic process by which people's brains form stereotypes from experience are riddled with biases that prevent our mental model of what people are like from matching what people are _actually_ like. Unless you believe [a woman is more likely to be a feminist bank teller than a bank teller (which is _mathematically impossible_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_fallacy), you're best off seeking _hard numbers_ about what people are like rather than relying on mere stereotypes. + +Fortunately, sometimes hard numbers are available! Taylor Fausak has been administering an annual State of Haskell survey [since 2017](https://taylor.fausak.me/2017/11/15/2017-state-of-haskell-survey-results/), and the [2018](https://taylor.fausak.me/2018/11/18/2018-state-of-haskell-survey-results/), [2019](https://taylor.fausak.me/2019/11/16/haskell-survey-results/), and [2020](TODO: linky) surveys include optional "What is your gender?" and "Do you identify as transgender?" questions, as well as the anonymous response data. + + +https://taylor.fausak.me/2018/11/18/2018-state-of-haskell-survey-results/ +https://taylor.fausak.me/2019/11/16/haskell-survey-results/ +https://haskellweekly.news/survey/2020.html + +(closes on the 15th; if I want to publish before the 2020 edition is out, I can backport updates)