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This isn't about diversity. It's about safety. Have you ever been harassed? It's not fun. Chances of that are higher in a homogenous environment because it bree

This isn't about diversity. It's about safety. Have you ever been harassed? It's not fun. Chances of that are higher in a homogenous environment because it breeds ignorance. Edit: You could just as well argue that it's a company that values competence over political correctness. If a single woman or Asian person sets off your "political correctness" detector then maybe it needs recalibration.

blisterpeanuts 11y ago
That perhaps has been your experience but it is by no means universal. In my 25+ years of experience, almost all devs and sys admin types were males, but when females were on the team, they were welcomed and respected by the males. Never did I witness harassment -- certainly it happens, but probably is less prevalent in technology because of the focus on getting the job done. Racial diversity likewise. Most dev teams these days are a very diverse mixture. Everyone at my office except for myself and one sys admin are from south Asia or China today. Should I be alarmed? No. They're great and we rely on each other every day to get work done. Sorry if that hasn't been your experience.
- kelukelugames 11y ago
  I accept your apology. I agree that your 25 years of experience is by no means universal. "60 percent of women in tech say they've been sexually harassed" I'm not a fan of surveys, but even 10% is still unacceptably high. http://recode.net/2016/01/11/60-percent-of-senior-women-in-tech-say-theyve-been-sexually-harassed/ http://recode.net/2016/01/11/60-percent-of-senior-women-in-t...
  - blisterpeanuts 11y ago
    Interesting. Is this a reputable group, that did this survey? They were "inspired" by the Ellen Pao lawsuit, which already somewhat discredits them. Recall that Ellen Pao made all sorts of claims against Kleiner Perkins and none of them were proven; on the contrary, they hired her on at a very generous salary, after seven years gave her a generous settlement to go away, and her response was to hit them with this big, bogus sexual harassment lawsuit which even the three Asian women on the jury did not buy. She then moved on to Reddit where she made a terrible mess of things (no more salary negotiations, fired popular moderator, asked job applicants what they thought of "diversity", etc.) and ultimately quit or was made to quit. So a website based on Ellen Pao... nope. And, like you, I'm not a fan of surveys.

blisterpeanuts 11y ago

That perhaps has been your experience but it is by no means universal. In my 25+ years of experience, almost all devs and sys admin types were males, but when females were on the team, they were welcomed and respected by the males. Never did I witness harassment -- certainly it happens, but probably is less prevalent in technology because of the focus on getting the job done. Racial diversity likewise. Most dev teams these days are a very diverse mixture. Everyone at my office except for myself and one sys admin are from south Asia or China today. Should I be alarmed? No. They're great and we rely on each other every day to get work done. Sorry if that hasn't been your experience.

kelukelugames 11y ago
I accept your apology. I agree that your 25 years of experience is by no means universal. "60 percent of women in tech say they've been sexually harassed" I'm not a fan of surveys, but even 10% is still unacceptably high. http://recode.net/2016/01/11/60-percent-of-senior-women-in-tech-say-theyve-been-sexually-harassed/ http://recode.net/2016/01/11/60-percent-of-senior-women-in-t...
- blisterpeanuts 11y ago
  Interesting. Is this a reputable group, that did this survey? They were "inspired" by the Ellen Pao lawsuit, which already somewhat discredits them. Recall that Ellen Pao made all sorts of claims against Kleiner Perkins and none of them were proven; on the contrary, they hired her on at a very generous salary, after seven years gave her a generous settlement to go away, and her response was to hit them with this big, bogus sexual harassment lawsuit which even the three Asian women on the jury did not buy. She then moved on to Reddit where she made a terrible mess of things (no more salary negotiations, fired popular moderator, asked job applicants what they thought of "diversity", etc.) and ultimately quit or was made to quit. So a website based on Ellen Pao... nope. And, like you, I'm not a fan of surveys.