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The front page portrays professional women, dressed as professionals, promoting a product that they personally use. Normally, that would be cool. I know more pr
by mgbmtl 9y ago
The front page portrays professional women, dressed as professionals, promoting a product that they personally use. Normally, that would be cool. I know more professional women sysadmin then male sysadmins, yet the marketing is usually male-oriented.
However, with all the baggage of sexist advertising in the tech industry, it's awkward. And then there's the images on the FAQ page, for guaranteed table flipping cringe.
- MBCook 9y agoThose are not standard ‘business’ poses on the home page.
- michaelt 9y agoI'd say they look more like stock photo poses. They wouldn't look out of place among https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&q=stock+photo+woman+calculator https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&q=stock+photo+woman...
- mgbmtl 9y agoStock photos are often pretty ridiculously sexist. My favourite are "mansplaining stock photos". For alternatives, I like https://www.stocksy.com/ https://www.stocksy.com/ -- they're a platform co-op, and have good quality stuff (I'm not affiliated, although I do like co-ops).