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You're not addressing the article at hand. The article is not claiming that sexism doesn't exist. > I've never seen men, as a group, encounter the obstacles I'

You're not addressing the article at hand. The article is not claiming that sexism doesn't exist. > I've never seen men, as a group, encounter the obstacles I've seen many female peers discuss Though since we're on the topic - I can't speak for your specific anecdotes, but I'll say this: men may not face obstacles to the same extent of women, but they definitely face their own obstacles, and sexism against men even in this industry is a thing. Affirmative action and hiring quotas are reverse discrimination. Being a women in this field gives you a leg up in terms of university admission to competitive CS programs and employment at competitive firms. Recruiters are often female and discriminate in favor of women. (I've experienced this numerous times firsthand). For your friends who were actually sexually harassed, the mere accusation alone is often enough to get co-workers fired and have their reputations ruined (see Adria Richards dongle joke). So yes, females unfortunately face a huge set of obstacles, but they also face a huge set of advantages that shouldn't be overlooked. This victim mentality needs to stop at some point.

araes 9y ago
Being an engineering hiring manager for a few years, I will say that if your work environment is semi-pro (ie, no lewd jokes, no groping, ect..) being a woman or minority is a huge advantage. I felt kind of bad for single white males sometimes. Between them and an equally competent black or Hispanic female...no contest. There don't even have to be quotas. Mgr's just love to be able to post a chart with a huge pie slice showing how awesome their minority representation is. Note the "my office is 50/50 male/female" comment from higher up implying that is somehow a measure of workforce quality. Plus there are a Lot of women on the flipside who realize how easy it is to manipulate an all male environment when your one of like 3 females. Those are the clever ones. And men fall for it in droves. Women are great. So are men. So are GLBTQIA and all the other versions of rainbow alphabet soup. As long as when you are at work you Get. Shit. Done. Well, that and keep your knowingly hurtful comments and touching to yourself. This world is hellish enough as is. Lord help us when mind reading tech gets pervasive. "6 of 8, your thoughts are out of compliance with Newspeak, prepare for 'reorientation'." Damn you Orwell. All my nightmares are made manifest.

araes 9y ago

Being an engineering hiring manager for a few years, I will say that if your work environment is semi-pro (ie, no lewd jokes, no groping, ect..) being a woman or minority is a huge advantage. I felt kind of bad for single white males sometimes. Between them and an equally competent black or Hispanic female...no contest. There don't even have to be quotas. Mgr's just love to be able to post a chart with a huge pie slice showing how awesome their minority representation is. Note the "my office is 50/50 male/female" comment from higher up implying that is somehow a measure of workforce quality. Plus there are a Lot of women on the flipside who realize how easy it is to manipulate an all male environment when your one of like 3 females. Those are the clever ones. And men fall for it in droves. Women are great. So are men. So are GLBTQIA and all the other versions of rainbow alphabet soup. As long as when you are at work you Get. Shit. Done. Well, that and keep your knowingly hurtful comments and touching to yourself. This world is hellish enough as is. Lord help us when mind reading tech gets pervasive. "6 of 8, your thoughts are out of compliance with Newspeak, prepare for 'reorientation'." Damn you Orwell. All my nightmares are made manifest.