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The "pipeline problem" is a red herring. The core problem is that for a woman working in tech is a shitty job, compared to what it is for a man. It means a muc
by InclinedPlane 9y ago
The "pipeline problem" is a red herring.
The core problem is that for a woman working in tech is a shitty job, compared to what it is for a man. It means a much harder uphill battle for recognition, for jobs, for seniority, for autonomy in their work, for being treated like a basic human being in the workplace, etc. It's a fantasy to imagine that women don't notice this or haven't been noticing this, they do, they have. That's why so many women leave the field, and that's also why so many decide not to enter it.
You make tech an inviting and rewarding field for women to work in and the "pipeline problem" goes away on its own. Right now the story "women will be rewarded for working in tech" is a hard one to sell to little girls because substantially it is a lie.
- aidenn0 9y agoI think little girls are more strongly affected by the fact that there are so few women in tech than the fact that it is shitty for women in tech (though obviously one affects the other). My evidence for this is purely anecdotal though. Making it less shitty decreases those leaving and affirmative action increases those entering. In addition, part of what has made it so easy for the environment to be so shitty is the low percentage of women (obviously rampant sexism plays a big part too, but the "I've never worked with a woman" "You're a woman so you must be non-technical" &c. are sustainable largely because of the low percentage of women).