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Tech Companies That Only Hire Men
- keiferski 13y agoThis is more of a problem with the English language and its lack of a gender-neutral alternative.
- oftenwrong 13y agoThere are alternatives: 1. Singular "they" 2. Avoid pronouns with something like "the candidate" or "the developer" 3. Goofy, non-standard gender neutral pronouns like "xi"/"xis"/"xir" 4. Alternation and patterns - "he or she", "his or her", "s/he", /s?he/ Using "he"/"his"/"him" as gender neutral is more common, and most people will be understanding about the usage. However, I find it unprofessional in the context of a job listing. I always go with some combination of #1, #2, and #4 above. I like #3, but few people are familiar with it.
- keiferski 13y agoMy point was that English is inherently non-simple when it comes to this. I'm guessing that most employers are just looking to put up a job ad to hire someone, not deliberately exclude women.
- markdown 13y ago(s)he