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i don't know the real reasons, but i have the impression that in those countries STEM careers give women more freedom, and that would be why they pursue them. t
by em-bee 2y ago
i don't know the real reasons, but i have the impression that in those countries STEM careers give women more freedom, and that would be why they pursue them. the added freedom makes it worth the potential downsides.
in the west they already have more freedom, and so the downside of having to endure sexism does not make it worth the effort.
not sure if that is true, but it makes sense to me
- ryandrake 2y ago> in the west they already have more freedom, and so the downside of having to endure sexism does not make it worth the effort. This is a great point. I think a lot of HN simply takes as given that tech is a great, pleasant industry to work in, for everyone. Let's say that it isn't. If it isn't, then that might explain why people who have a good degree of financial/employment freedom would not choose to work in tech, leaving people with not a lot of financial/employment freedom (but good tech skills) as the ones who grin and bear a tech job.
- vundercind 2y agoI dunno about everyone else, but if “campground manager” had comp as good as tech, that’s sure as shit what I’d be doing instead. Goes for a lot of other options, actually. Clerking a small store is often way more pleasant (depends on the store) than even relatively-good tech jobs, at least to me. But the pay’s not there.
- ivan_gammel 2y agoIt depends. In some countries (eg Iran) this is probably true from what I remember, in others there are other reasons.