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Are Poppy childminders exclusively women? I found it interesting there's not even a token man in their graphics https://www.meetpoppy.com/caregivers https://www
by asb 11y ago
Are Poppy childminders exclusively women? I found it interesting there's not even a token man in their graphics https://www.meetpoppy.com/caregivers https://www.meetpoppy.com/caregivers
- BinaryIdiot 11y agoChildcare is a very heavy female industry. It's a role that's highly feminized and the bias still carries very strongly today so yeah I'm not surprised at all. In fact I'd be willing to bet the amount of men they actually have in the network is less than a percentage point. Due to the perceived biases I too would probably only use graphics with women in it. I'm not saying it's right by any means but ultimately they're here to build a company and while they can certainly, very slowly, help the situation being overt may not be the best idea today.
- josephmx 11y agoAnd what would your reaction be if a SV start up didn't even have a token woman in their graphics?
- BinaryIdiot 11y agoConsidering I never noticed that this was only females (nor did I care) I guess I probably wouldn't notice that as well.
- danieltillett 11y agoGiven their size most like yes. Until you solve the perception that all men who want to work with children are pedophiles this is not going to change.
- giarc 11y agoThis company, and many like it will suffer from the 'Homejoy' problem. Poppy is a middleman that is easily replaced with a text message.