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> Boys are just predisposed for technology by nature This is true. There is scientific evidence that shows men prefer things, women prefer people. This is not

> Boys are just predisposed for technology by nature This is true. There is scientific evidence that shows men prefer things, women prefer people. This is not to say women can’t succeed in tech or are not as good at tech, but the fact that women choose other fields belies this nature. Women are better at language, social interactions, etc. So when her boss says to use her “feminine” skills to talk to a difficult co-worker, it’s simply a comment on a predisposed advantage women have over men when looking at the statistics. Surprisingly, this would probably make females better managers rather than code monkeys. Managers make more money too. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19883140/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19883140/ > the times I was over-explained, or the times interviewers made a “not bad” facial expression when I replied correctly to technical questions The problem women have today is that they are programmed to see everything as sexism, when in fact such things happen regardless of sex. This really approaches disbelief. A “not bad” facial expression being sexism. When she was fired for lacking team chemistry, I don’t doubt it when you have someone psycho-analyzing every single gesture and seeing it through some sexism lens. And a junior developer out of college complaining about being “over-explained”. How hard is it to say “I am very familiar with this topic” and move on.

logan42 6y ago
Nah bud, this ain’t it.
skavi 6y ago
> Women are better at language, social interactions, etc. So when her boss says to use her “feminine” skills to talk to a difficult co-worker, it’s simply a comment on a predisposed advantage women have over men when looking at the statistics. This boss was clearly an amateur. A truly effective manager inputs their employees' eye colors, clothing preferences, heart rates, favorite books, and heights into the magic statistics machine to determine the correct person for each task.
asdff 6y ago
>The problem women have today is that they are programmed to see everything as sexism, when in fact such things happen regardless of sex. Case in point why women feel uncomfortable in the tech industry. Men holding opinions like this lurk there.
OMGWTF 6y ago
> > Boys are just predisposed for technology by nature > > This is true. There is scientific evidence that shows men > prefer things, women prefer people. This is not to say > women can’t succeed in tech or are not as good at tech, > but the fact that women choose other fields belies this > nature. To me it seems the problem here is applying statistical population data to individuals. Those "differences" in interests usually are ranges of interest with big enough overlapping areas. Oversimplifying this by only thinking about means or medians is a horrible way to judge individuals. Even if most women prefer to work with people as opposed to working on things, it does not tell you anything about the specific candidate one is considering for a job. Regarding the quote from the article: It was used to dismiss the idea of also going to high schools instead of just going to colleges to promote the companies opportunities. So while going into high schools to promote job opportunities in tech likely can not eliminate that general difference in interests, it can have an effect on those women who would be interested but are not convinced or aware (enough) yet.

logan42 6y ago

Nah bud, this ain’t it.

skavi 6y ago

> Women are better at language, social interactions, etc. So when her boss says to use her “feminine” skills to talk to a difficult co-worker, it’s simply a comment on a predisposed advantage women have over men when looking at the statistics. This boss was clearly an amateur. A truly effective manager inputs their employees' eye colors, clothing preferences, heart rates, favorite books, and heights into the magic statistics machine to determine the correct person for each task.

asdff 6y ago

>The problem women have today is that they are programmed to see everything as sexism, when in fact such things happen regardless of sex. Case in point why women feel uncomfortable in the tech industry. Men holding opinions like this lurk there.

OMGWTF 6y ago

> > Boys are just predisposed for technology by nature > > This is true. There is scientific evidence that shows men > prefer things, women prefer people. This is not to say > women can’t succeed in tech or are not as good at tech, > but the fact that women choose other fields belies this > nature. To me it seems the problem here is applying statistical population data to individuals. Those "differences" in interests usually are ranges of interest with big enough overlapping areas. Oversimplifying this by only thinking about means or medians is a horrible way to judge individuals. Even if most women prefer to work with people as opposed to working on things, it does not tell you anything about the specific candidate one is considering for a job. Regarding the quote from the article: It was used to dismiss the idea of also going to high schools instead of just going to colleges to promote the companies opportunities. So while going into high schools to promote job opportunities in tech likely can not eliminate that general difference in interests, it can have an effect on those women who would be interested but are not convinced or aware (enough) yet.