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When it stops being a problem, it will stop being topical.
by MichelleRobbins 14y ago
When it stops being a problem, it will stop being topical.
- oh_sigh 14y agoCan you name an industry(at least as broad as "tech" field) which has no sexual harassment lawsuits, or exceptionally few? You can tell stories like the one in the blog about any field. Tech is not special. If there is going to be change, it will have to come from society at large, and not by fiddling with the dials of a specific field.
- MichelleRobbins 14y agoYou are absolutely correct. It's everywhere, in every industry. Tech is not special. But it is our field, our community, and it is incumbent upon us to change our own community. So you propose sitting on our hands and waiting for some magical shift in society at large? No thanks. And that's not how change happens. We can effect change in our own communities - and if enough communities make change you'll see ripples through society and eventually society at large may change. You have to start somewhere.