3 ms·

> So while I’ll tell you that it is going to be harder for you as a woman, I read this phrase a few times. I'm genuinely curious - and didn't really see it in

• sachinag 10y ago
  Some: * "networking events" with alcohol become minefields * investors will literally try to get you to sleep with them for an investment * people will not take your technical team seriously (so you look riskier) * conferences are prisons of harassment * selling to customers takes longer because (again) people don't take you as seriously That's literally off the top of my head from things I've literally seen first hand. Can we stop pretending the real world isn't full of douchebags?
  • AnimalMuppet 10y ago
    > Can we stop pretending the real world isn't full of douchebags? OK. But don't miss the rest of what she said: > So while I’ll tell you that it is going to be harder for you as a woman, it’s not going to be so much harder that it will make the difference between success and failure. There's real sexism, still. It makes it harder for women. That's unfair. It shouldn't be that way. But while all that shouldn't be, and all that makes it harder for women, don't just look at "harder" and decide not to do it.
    • calibraxis 10y ago
      Her analysis may not apply to women in general, but only to fortunate subgroups. Discrimination compounds at intersections. So the game becomes much harder for Latinas and African-American women.