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Here's my question: "Why do you feel the need to constantly bring up your gender?"
by gjolund 10y ago
Here's my question:
"Why do you feel the need to constantly bring up your gender?"
- Mz 10y ago"Because it is clear to me that it has caused problems in male dominated environments. I find it works better to take the bull by the horns and deal with that head on than to try to pretend I am not being treated differently when I am, in fact, being treated differently. Thank you for asking." (I am a woman, but not an engineer, fwiw.)
- gjolund 10y agoI want to be treated the same as everyone else. Unless I am feeling uncomfortable, and then I want to be treated differently.
- Mz 10y agoI have covered this before: http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/01/oh-my-god-its-girl.html http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/01/oh-my-god-it... So I assume you don't actually know me. Because, no, that isn't my position.
- gjolund 10y agoI don't know you, but I agree with what you have to say. 2) Talk to people who disagree with me (definitely applies) 3) Engage in polite public hand-slapping (I have benefited from this on occasion) I have experienced the other side of the coin. I have been in several hiring positions where I was forced to hire more female engineers out of a desire to build a diverse workforce. I have passed over qualified candidates for unqualified ones in the name of "diversity". To me that is more damaging to the perception of women in tech than anything else, and leads to environments where women in tech are viewed through an adversarial lens. To me it feels like a one-way conversation, where gender is a trump card that automatically gives one side the right of way. If it were up to me I wouldn't know a candidates gender until the first day they showed up for work.
- Mz 10y agoI am doing what I can to promote better stuff. Though that mostly means blogging and giving my two cents worth in places like HN. Join me in this diabolical plot. :-) And have an upvote.
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