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> Never being described as a "hot guy" first and a competent professional second. Oh Really? http://www.flickr.com/photos/46457493@N00/230535210/ http://www.f

> Never being described as a "hot guy" first and a competent professional second. Oh Really? http://www.flickr.com/photos/46457493@N00/230535210/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/46457493@N00/230535210/ > Having potential romantic partners assume from your career that you're smart and well-to-do rather than unattractive and unfeeling. Unattractive, unfeeling, AND with neck beard is our stereotype. > Joining in appreciation of the sex object du jour without having to be gay or bisexual. This goes the other way too. Johnny Depp doesn't exactly place guys in a less awkward position, you know, because we're all totally comfortable with our sexuality in the male community. > Listening to speakers refer to an inanimate software construct as "this guy" without getting distracted. And ships are referred to as "she"' All in all, there are some good points hidden among many "grass is always greener" style arguments. Programming is hard work, people are insecure by their nature, and yes, there are gender related issues in the community. Hopefully, the stigma against women programmers will continue to lessen as the stigma against all programmers (bunch of nerds) also subsides.

potatolicious 17y ago
> Unattractive, unfeeling, AND with neck beard is our stereotype. Yeah, I didn't get that either. I have never had anyone identify me as smart and well-to-do from my career choice. People just seem to assume I'm nerdy, socially awkward, and would rather have sex with a robot (actually heard that one before, for some reason). Some of us are (somewhat) normal dammit :(
maethorechannen 17y ago
I'd like to add > Having your desk near the entrance to your office without visitors assuming you're the receptionist. I'm male, I've had the desk near the entrance and guess what - I got treated like a recptionist too. It's not gender, it's that your the first person people come across.
- maethorechannen 17y ago
  also >Having interests that are unstereotypical for your gender and getting seen as cool and progressive rather than freaky and asexual for it. A male (programmer or otherwise) with interests that are unstereotypical for a male is rarely seen as "cool and progressive" - being seen as freaky and gay is far more likely.

potatolicious 17y ago

> Unattractive, unfeeling, AND with neck beard is our stereotype. Yeah, I didn't get that either. I have never had anyone identify me as smart and well-to-do from my career choice. People just seem to assume I'm nerdy, socially awkward, and would rather have sex with a robot (actually heard that one before, for some reason). Some of us are (somewhat) normal dammit :(

maethorechannen 17y ago

I'd like to add > Having your desk near the entrance to your office without visitors assuming you're the receptionist. I'm male, I've had the desk near the entrance and guess what - I got treated like a recptionist too. It's not gender, it's that your the first person people come across.

maethorechannen 17y ago
also >Having interests that are unstereotypical for your gender and getting seen as cool and progressive rather than freaky and asexual for it. A male (programmer or otherwise) with interests that are unstereotypical for a male is rarely seen as "cool and progressive" - being seen as freaky and gay is far more likely.