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I’ve seen plenty of misogyny at nearly every tech event and gathering I’ve ever been to, as well as within the occasional work I’ve had, so either I’m going to
by vertex-four 7y ago
I’ve seen plenty of misogyny at nearly every tech event and gathering I’ve ever been to, as well as within the occasional work I’ve had, so either I’m going to the wrong places or you’re not looking very hard.
- luckylion 7y agoOr you two are working with different definitions of misogyny.
- mhuffman 7y agoI suspect this is the case. One’s person’s “joking” or playful banter can be another person’s triggering misogyny!
- Frondo 7y agoAgreed. If you follow any high-profile women in tech on Twitter, wade into their mentions to see sex-based harassment directed at them. It's consistent and ongoing and must be exhausting for them to deal with. (I know it would be for me.) If one's answer is that that's somehow not representative, I'd like to know why one thinks that shows up on a public forum but doesn't translate to any other parts of the industry.
- malvosenior 7y agoYou really shouldn't believe anything someone (male or female) with a high profile on Twitter says. The more someone is driven by attention, the less trustworthy they are. They are outliers and not representative of the actual community or workforce.
- Frondo 7y agoI'm not talking about anything they said. I said to look at the people responding to them with sexist harassment.
- malvosenior 7y agoI follow many tech leaders (men and women) on Twitter and have never seen this. If anything there's usually an massive wave of support in the replies.
- Frondo 7y agoI'm not sure how much time I'm willing to spend scrolling through and screencapping this stuff, but what you're saying doesn't match what I see at all. I also have all the quality filters off and often click the "show more" filter, though, and I seldom block people (and don't use any blocklists).