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Think women in tech is just a pipeline problem?
- sinak 11y agoI'm tactically resubmitting this, as the previous post [1] set off the flame-war detector (# comments > # upvotes). But I think this is an excellently written and thoughtful article, and deserves more visibility than it previously received. Please weigh commenting carefully with your contribution to setting up the flame-war detector. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9959217 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9959217
- stephengillie 11y agoThis really seals the point for me: "Female voices are perceived as less logical and less persuasive than male voices. Women are perceived negatively for being too assertive. If tech culture is going to change, everyone needs to change, especially men and most especially leaders." This makes it sound like it's bigger than an employment problem, bigger than a tech problem. This quote makes it sound like the problem is how humans perceive males and females in general. How do we change that? Is it culturally rooted in gender roles? Is it a problem in Western societies only? What's the ratio of males to females in Indian tech and Chinese tech and Kenyan tech? Do they have the same attrition rates?
- dudul 11y agoThis is the 3rd time at least that this thing is submitted. The second time in 24 hours. Maybe it's time to let it go.