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Serious question: Wouldn't it be less sexist to just stop caring and reporting on this stuff? If I were a woman and I saw that only a low percentage of people
by dbg31415 10y ago
Serious question: Wouldn't it be less sexist to just stop caring and reporting on this stuff?
If I were a woman and I saw that only a low percentage of people in the field were women... I think that'd be discouraging for me. So, at this point, what's the benefit of reporting on it? I don't think we gain any actionable data from the data.
I'd be more in favor or just saying, "Whoever you are... just do what you're good at, do what you enjoy, and do what pays well... it'll be a struggle to find the combination of those things you can live with in the jobs that are available... so really just focus on yourself and don't worry about anyone else."
- philliphaydon 10y agoI always figured this sort of problem would be better solved in primary school. When I was 5 I was under the impression women were Teachers and shop workers etc. And that women don't like computers. Anything related to computers was nerdy and geeky. Had school had broken down those barriers maybe more girls would have gone down different paths in life.