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Yet, "looking for qualified female developers" sounds patronizing at best, and brusque at worst. We need more girls in the field by cultivating different caree
by ohf 9y ago
Yet, "looking for qualified female developers" sounds patronizing at best, and brusque at worst.
We need more girls in the field by cultivating different career ambitions.
- rvo 9y agoWhy is it patronizing? In media and film, such requests are frequently made.
- InitialLastName 9y agoIn media and film, the gender of the employee makes a much bigger difference to the product. As an example, I'm sure female models are more effective at selling bras than male models.
- gowld 9y agoCalling women "girls" is more patronizing than looking for qualified candidates.
- jazoom 9y agoI'm pretty sure ohf was talking about cultivating career ambitions in school girls. Yes, they are girls.
- rifung 9y agoIs it patronizing even if we also call men boys? And can you explain why?
- gregknicholson 9y agoI think they did actually mean “girls” — we need more kids tinkering with tech and wanting a career in it.
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