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Obviously I can't. I don't live in Europe, I don't have any statistics about sexism in technology, and I doubt such a thing is really quantifiable enough to get

Obviously I can't. I don't live in Europe, I don't have any statistics about sexism in technology, and I doubt such a thing is really quantifiable enough to get useful statistics. As far as Europe being "generally great", I can give you a few articles just to show that Europe has issues too. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/25/woman-sexism-tech-founders-forum-london-entrepreneurs http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/25/woman-s... http://valleywag.gawker.com/one-woman-finally-calls-out-a-tech-investor-for-creepy-1623490558 http://valleywag.gawker.com/one-woman-finally-calls-out-a-te... http://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-tournament/ http://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-tournament/ https://www.facebook.com/84kids/photos/a.259909824146769.1073741827.186581168146302/404091523061931/?type=1&theater https://www.facebook.com/84kids/photos/a.259909824146769.107... - Job offer saying "I want to decrease margin to your <body>" http://programmersbeingdicks.tumblr.com/post/24191956009/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things http://programmersbeingdicks.tumblr.com/post/24191956009/thi... So, it happens in Europe. I have no idea how often, but these examples didn't take long to find. Anyway, I really was asking an honest question. Why do you suspect that it's worse in the US? Have you experienced more issues in the US, or heard more stories about the US?

Chris2048 11y ago
A bunch of media articles? Being easy to find doesn't mean this happens a lot, it means there's a market for this kind of content. The Guardian 'feminist' section is a good example of this. I'm sure it's already been argued in this thread that maybe there are other factors that result in fewer women in IT. The Guardian article isn't a clear example of sexism in tech. Also, the pc-gamer event has more to it (the original requirement hails from Korea), but in any case isn't related to sexism in the workplace. I'd rather not comment further on the US.

Chris2048 11y ago

A bunch of media articles? Being easy to find doesn't mean this happens a lot, it means there's a market for this kind of content. The Guardian 'feminist' section is a good example of this. I'm sure it's already been argued in this thread that maybe there are other factors that result in fewer women in IT. The Guardian article isn't a clear example of sexism in tech. Also, the pc-gamer event has more to it (the original requirement hails from Korea), but in any case isn't related to sexism in the workplace. I'd rather not comment further on the US.