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> "Let's make the issue of women in tech a thing of the past" Really? By creating a whole website around it? I think it'd be really good to sum up what issue y

> "Let's make the issue of women in tech a thing of the past" Really? By creating a whole website around it? I think it'd be really good to sum up what issue you consider there to be with women in tech... * Are there specific instances of sexism that occur? * Are there "not enough" women in tech? * Is tech uninteresting to most women? You're suggesting there's an "issue" that needs solving, but I can't find any description on the website of what you consider that issue to be. Sharing stories from startup women is great, although I'm not a fan of the reverse sexism.

cassiemc 14y ago
We're trying to nail down some of the issues ourselves. The issues our team has discussed so far are often amorphous or interpreted differently depending on context and person, so you can imagine they are difficult to pin down. Exposure and networking were a couple of the harmless problems we thought could help address immediately. We do have several men on our team (more men than women, in fact), and don't at all intend "reverse sexism". Also, just to clarify, this isn't just for startup women but for any lady working in tech fields – including those coders who sit behind big monitors all day and are reluctant to put themselves in the limelight or to serve as mentors/role models.
- japhyr 14y ago
  I think you might be fine not mentioning specific issues yourselves. If you let women tell their stories in an open and honest way, the issues will come out in their stories. If you craft some well-thought-out questions people will be likely to talk about the specific issues they have faced, how they dealt with those issues, and what kinds of supports they would like to see in their profession. Focusing on people's stories is a great way to bring out these issues from the very people who have experienced them.
mediacrisis 14y ago
"Reverse sexism"? Check your privilege.
- NotMyMorals 14y ago
  >"Reverse sexism"? Check your privilege. "Privilege?" Check your cultural Marxism.
  - ClHans 14y ago
    Cultural marxism? Is that an attempt to discredit someone just by tossing out a scary-sounding label? What if we haven't been programmed to fear Marxism, and "cultural marxism" just makes you sound like an ignant fool? In other, politer words, what exactly are you trying to say here?
    - NotMyMorals 14y ago
      Cultural Marxism is "just" a "scary-sounding label?" Yet you seem to freely use the jargon without understanding it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism Perhaps you are simply ignorant of the origin of your "privilege" rhetoric.
      - ClHans 14y ago
        My "privilege" rhetoric? What exactly are you trying to say?
  - mediacrisis 14y ago
    You've got to be kidding me. Catering to one demographic does not inherently disenfranchise the other. Its not sexist that I've never seen a woman in a Gillette Fusion ad (eta: save for at the end when oh MAN is her honey smooth!). It is not "reverse sexist" that there is a site addressing women's issues and experience in tech.
    - Goladus 14y ago
      While I agree "reverse sexist" is a silly term to use in this case, you should really research both sides of the issue before telling a man to check his privilege. (If you had, you would have almost certainly come up with a more effective response)

cassiemc 14y ago

We're trying to nail down some of the issues ourselves. The issues our team has discussed so far are often amorphous or interpreted differently depending on context and person, so you can imagine they are difficult to pin down. Exposure and networking were a couple of the harmless problems we thought could help address immediately. We do have several men on our team (more men than women, in fact), and don't at all intend "reverse sexism". Also, just to clarify, this isn't just for startup women but for any lady working in tech fields – including those coders who sit behind big monitors all day and are reluctant to put themselves in the limelight or to serve as mentors/role models.

japhyr 14y ago
I think you might be fine not mentioning specific issues yourselves. If you let women tell their stories in an open and honest way, the issues will come out in their stories. If you craft some well-thought-out questions people will be likely to talk about the specific issues they have faced, how they dealt with those issues, and what kinds of supports they would like to see in their profession. Focusing on people's stories is a great way to bring out these issues from the very people who have experienced them.

mediacrisis 14y ago

"Reverse sexism"? Check your privilege.

NotMyMorals 14y ago
>"Reverse sexism"? Check your privilege. "Privilege?" Check your cultural Marxism.
- ClHans 14y ago
  Cultural marxism? Is that an attempt to discredit someone just by tossing out a scary-sounding label? What if we haven't been programmed to fear Marxism, and "cultural marxism" just makes you sound like an ignant fool? In other, politer words, what exactly are you trying to say here?
  - NotMyMorals 14y ago
    Cultural Marxism is "just" a "scary-sounding label?" Yet you seem to freely use the jargon without understanding it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism Perhaps you are simply ignorant of the origin of your "privilege" rhetoric.
    - ClHans 14y ago
      My "privilege" rhetoric? What exactly are you trying to say?
- mediacrisis 14y ago
  You've got to be kidding me. Catering to one demographic does not inherently disenfranchise the other. Its not sexist that I've never seen a woman in a Gillette Fusion ad (eta: save for at the end when oh MAN is her honey smooth!). It is not "reverse sexist" that there is a site addressing women's issues and experience in tech.
  - Goladus 14y ago
    While I agree "reverse sexist" is a silly term to use in this case, you should really research both sides of the issue before telling a man to check his privilege. (If you had, you would have almost certainly come up with a more effective response)