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I think people mix "unwelcoming environment" and "X out of Y of the group Z have been subjected to A" questionnaires a bit too much. Maybe the women you know/kn
by NalNezumi 7y ago
I think people mix "unwelcoming environment" and "X out of Y of the group Z have been subjected to A" questionnaires a bit too much. Maybe the women you know/knew had one or two uncomfortable encounters, but don't project that to judge the entire workplace, and therefore wouldn't mention it even if you ask.
As an anecdotal example, A coworker made some very uncomfortable racist remarks regularly to me after I (mistakenly) told him about my ethnic background. I left that job and the guy who took my position (middle-eastern) also experienced same thing already in his first two-weeks. We would both not consider the workplace (or the group) an unwelcoming environment, but would probably answer "yes" to the questionnaire asking of workplace discrimination.