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Perhaps another valid question is: should I bother about it?

• Wissenschaftler 4y ago
  That question is what everyone already asks, right? That is the usual discussion, that you should be bothered by workspace imbalance because sexism is still present and the patriarch is oppressing women ... etc, that is not what I am asking. I am asking what nobody asks. Does it bother the men themselves, that they have to work in a male dominated environment all the time.
  • rmbyrro 4y ago
    Personally, I think being bothered by that alone is indeed sexism. If I were "surrounded by men", they had traits I dislike and I wanted to discuss on HN, I'd talk about the traits, not the fact that they're men. It wouldn't bother more or less if they were male or female, because that would be sexism and prejudice. I see sexism and prejudice in this thread's comments: > men speak fast, often cut each other off and finish each other's sentences I know a lot of men who are the exact opposite. And people worried about sexism didn't call it out. Why not? Sexism is bad both ways. And you also see perfectly valid answers being downvoted (by who, I guess) because they don't conform to - I presume - the expected answer to your question: > Very female dominated. If you're a white male, chances of promotion are not nearly as good as others. Why was this downvoted? The person is answering the question.