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> Bro culture is a deep-seated problem in tech In engineering? Could you elaborate a bit more? I've worked in SV tech for a decade and every large company was
by verteu 8y ago
> Bro culture is a deep-seated problem in tech
In engineering? Could you elaborate a bit more? I've worked in SV tech for a decade and every large company was about 50% nerdy white engineers and 40% quiet Asians.
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- ng12 8y agoIt's just lazy sexism. Some startups have a party culture and some folks conflate that with the "male problem". For my part I like to share the anecdotal evidence of a past company where our star beer-pong player was a female engineer.
- astura 8y agoIt's not "lazy sexism," "bro" in "brogrammer" comes from the "bro" subculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bro_(subculture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bro_(subculture)
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- verteu 8y agoIt is lazy sexism because engineers are nothing like the "bro" subculture. From the article you linked: > "The subculture is not defined consistently or concretely, but refers to a type of "fratty masculinity" Engineers are underrepresented in fraternities. > predominantly "if not exclusively" white In Silicon Valley tech, Asians are overrepresented by a factor of 10, while whites are roughly at parity with the demographics of the US. > associated with frayed-brim baseball hats, Engineers are less likely to care about sports than other men. > oxford shirts, Engineers are famously casual. > sports team T-shirts, Engineers are less likely to care about sports than other men. cargo shorts, > Maybe this one applies :) and boat shoes or sandals > Boat shoes? Hardly.