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		nitid_name on Oct 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This is Not ok >The reason women don't go into these fields is because of the misogynistic culture. [Citation needed]

juridatenshi on Oct 1, 2012 | [–]

There are definitely studies that show this is why some women leave the field, even after overcoming the hurdles to get into it in the first place.

http://www.lpfi.org/sites/default/files/tilted_playing_field...

lindseybieda on Oct 1, 2012 | [–]

http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_of_incidents - evidence of misogynistic culture.

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