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> There's definitely some sexism in how we in tech treat women as more junior if they talk like that. This speaking habit is present among men too. It's also a
by heresie-dabord 5y ago
> There's definitely some sexism in how we in tech treat women as more junior if they talk like that.
This speaking habit is present among men too. It's also a bad speaking habit when men do it.
This is someone crying "oppression" when given simple criticism. There is oppression for sure, but it is not of people who can't take criticism.
- burnished 5y agoIf there was, say, a correlation between women speaking that way and people interpreting it as less professional/authoritative I think that would be an interesting conversation and one worth having, and it would be about sexism/oppression. Thats kind of a zoomed out view though, zoomed in on this situation (living in the world as we find it) I largely agree with the chain of replies.
- heresie-dabord 5y ago> it would be about sexism/oppression. But the phenomenon, "unnecessary querying tone", is not a dialect and it is not exclusive to female English speakers. It is not as widespread as the habit of injecting the phrase "Oh my god" or the word "like" into sentences in English. But consider these habits. They too are something that many English-speakers do, regardless of gender or orientation or social status. If we were to tell a speaker that injecting "Oh my god" and "like" into sentences is distracting and reduces the effectiveness of a presentation, we would be right. Presenting is an important skill. The healthy response to constructive criticism is to reflect and improve.