The same happened in astrophysics. Thru the first half of the 20th century, many (most?) of the biggest discoveries were made by women. “Real” scientists did theory. Working with data was too menial, and thus handed off to women “computers” (quantitative secretaries.)
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Faine Greenwood
No, this is what happened - men took programming jobs over when they became well paid and high status.
This is a pattern that has occurred in many industries, from teaching to veterinary science.
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019...
This is a pattern that has occurred in many industries, from teaching to veterinary science.
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019...
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