[cant_kant]

The graph accompanying the article indicates that we need a global campaign to persuade more men to do "studio.art.drawing".

At the very least, we need an article in the Communications of the ACM on the Top 10 Myths About Teaching Studio.Art.Drawing.

[arthur_pryor]

i'm guessing this is tongue in cheek, but i think it's actually a good idea. though i think the gender bias that keeps women out of traditionally male-dominated fields is usually more pernicious than the bias that keeps men out of traditionally female-dominated fields [0], the latter's still a problem worthy of addressing. men shouldn't feel odd about wanting to be nurses or teachers or house-husbands or any of the many things that are not traditionally seen as male roles.

also, the article for the "top 10 myths about teaching studio art drawing" would probably be more appropriate for a journal on studio art drawing. the ACM should be concerned with gender bias in the computing world. it doesn't have to be concerned with gender bias in studio art drawing just because you want a witty counter-example to show that gender bias against women isn't such a big deal (because actually, it is).

[0] i think bias against women is more pernicious because there tends to be less bias against men in this regard, and so any one incidence of bias is less likely to be terribly detrimental to their life overall. a gross generalization, obviously, but i don't think it's off the mark.