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I'll be the first to admit that before I had my daughter, this type of stuff never really bothered me (shame on me). Now that I have a little girl, I'm much mo
by spking 15y ago
I'll be the first to admit that before I had my daughter, this type of stuff never really bothered me (shame on me). Now that I have a little girl, I'm much more sensitive to it and really, really don't want her to grow up in a world where she gets introduced to a professional audience as "sexy".
- egillie 15y agoAs an early 20's woman in software engineering I've actually noticed differences in how older men with daughters treat me vs. my new-grad peers, and I prefer working with the former.
- jgw 15y agoInteresting, but we have 2 variables here. How do older men with only sons, and older childless men stack up? To what do you attribute the difference - maturity, or having a daughter?
- egillie 15y agoActually, it seems to be both age and having a daughter, compounded. Older men seem generally more agreeable/less-fratboy, but men with daughters seem to be actively conscious of the environment and actively try to be respectful, even if it's counter to the culture. Of course, this is all just anecdotal, and my sample size is still small right now.
- rmc 15y agoWith lots of things involving discrimination, people tend to get a bit more tolerant when there's someone who they know who could be affected. e.g. families with a LGB member are a bit less anti-gay etc.