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Its been pointed out a number of places that no, this doesn't represent the majority of male developers. It's established it's a small subset of a larger popula
by Chi_R 14y ago
Its been pointed out a number of places that no, this doesn't represent the majority of male developers. It's established it's a small subset of a larger population.
Even so, the fact that its a minority is irrelevant, its the fact that it happens, and the fact that it happens on a regular basis is the issue.
That it happens regularly is what makes it the norm, not that its perpetrated by the majority of people.
And as people that work in the industry, we do have a responsibility for how others act, and we should act accordingly. Yes, it may not directly be our faults, be we do have a responsibility to react to this kind of behavior, and deal with it.
Otherwise, we are condoning it and then it does become our fault. As cliche'd/dramatic as it is, this is exactly the situation that is talked about in "all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"