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Can you quantify somehow that the tech industry is more sexist than other industries? It has become this meme, but I never really saw any data, just anecdotes.
by Tichy 14y ago
Can you quantify somehow that the tech industry is more sexist than other industries? It has become this meme, but I never really saw any data, just anecdotes.
I have seen men from all walks of life crack ugly jokes, so I am really not convinced that it is especially bad in the tech industry. Not to defend ugly jokes, I just think the problem is blown out of proportion. There are bad apples everywhere, but the majority of people are actually fine and nice to get along with.
I am a guy and I wouldn't be comfortable in a sexist environment, and I haven't found the tech industry particularly uninviting so far.
If anything, I guess modern women have a problem in that computers are sometimes more interesting than women. If that is sexist, too, OK, we have a problem in the tech industry.
As for nursing, I suspect part of the problem is that men can not afford it. That is, it doesn't pay well enough to support a family.