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Similar things have been said about female coders, founders, and technologists, including in the comments of HN. Yet it's also been demonstrated that women get
by ilamont 9y ago
Similar things have been said about female coders, founders, and technologists, including in the comments of HN. Yet it's also been demonstrated that women get paid less, have a tougher time advancing, and often experience harassment that males never have to deal with.
https://www.fastcompany.com/40525199/just-2-of-vc-dollars-went-to-female-founders-in-2017 https://www.fastcompany.com/40525199/just-2-of-vc-dollars-we...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/05/tesla-sexual-harassment-discrimination-engineer-fired https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/05/tesla-sex...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14621765 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14621765
- jeffreyrogers 9y agoAnd it's also true that women make up a minority of CS students in universities. Discrimination and lack of interest can coexist and both be true reasons why people don't go into/stay in fields.