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I think this is different than stereotyping, though. One thing is to say "women today ditch startups because of children, so women don't really want to do star
by DeusExMachina 15y ago
I think this is different than stereotyping, though.
One thing is to say "women today ditch startups because of children, so women don't really want to do startups because they'd rather have children instead". This is stereotyping.
Something along the lines of "we want to improve women attendance; today women might not be able to attend at night events because they have children; let's put it on saturday morning and see if it works" is not stereotyping IMO. It's looking at (apparent) causes and try to find a solution to work on them.
Causes don't go away just because you don't want to stereotype. If you want to make a lasting change in the mindset you need to find ways to attract more women, working against what might impede them in today's society. You have to start somewhere, and I think this is a good place to start.
EDIT: typos.
- maaku 15y agoHow are the two any different? The first isn't stereotyping at all, it's just stating a causal fact. The second is a solution to that fact. Generalizing isn't stereotyping, if it's a largely correct generalization.
- infinite8s 15y agoWhile neither is a stereotype, the second part of the first one ("so women don't really want to do startups because they'd rather have children instead") is ascribing a motivation that does not necessarily follow from the first part.
- maaku 15y agoSemantics over a poor choice of words. I took the OP and the original TFA to mean "women, more so than men, choose family over careers. that doesn't mean they didn't want their career, just that they ultimately chose a different path instead.