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You're confusing sexist interpretation with sexist action. If Person A chooses to wear a pink t-shirt, this is not sexist. If Person B chooses to interpret suc
by saraid216 12y ago
You're confusing sexist interpretation with sexist action.
If Person A chooses to wear a pink t-shirt, this is not sexist. If Person B chooses to interpret such a t-shirt as feminine, that is sexist.
I'm deliberately avoiding giving Person A a gender, you'll notice.
- AaronFriel 12y agoI think you're confusing your interpratation of the question "Is it sexist?" with its actual effect :) Google, and even the employee herself, are sending signals, just like startups send signals to investors and people signal their gender with what they wear. Is it sexist to interpret pink t-shirts as feminine? (I think that's more a question of gender construction, but I digress again.) I think there's a big problem with the way that tech giants send signals towards women who want to approach technology. Having a senior-level highly technical role in your company with the title "Security Princess" sends a lot of signals, and I don't think most of them are good for fighting sexism. Does that make sense?