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I think the reason you always see these sort of responses in these threads is that most men really have zero awareness of what women have to put up with in ever

I think the reason you always see these sort of responses in these threads is that most men really have zero awareness of what women have to put up with in everyday life. If we imagine that only 1 in 20 guys is a creep or worse, and that all of these men will remain regular offenders throughout their life, that's still a huge amount of individual incidents of women being made to feel uncomfortable (or worse). When you look at it this way, it's easy to see how a woman might find herself being harassed in some way or another on almost daily basis. Discussion with female friends bears this out. I personally know of several guys who, while I'm not claiming they've committed any crimes, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving them alone with female friends. But because a lot of men don't have any first hand experience of this sort of behaviour, it's difficult for them to believe it's real.

exodust 12y ago
Give me a break. She's been raped, bribed, assaulted, abused... the list goes on. Could it be any more dramatic? I see a movie in this. Perhaps someone is writing a script? More fiction: "I have spoken at a professional conference and had about two dozen drunk fully grown men shout-chant at me to take my shirt off." If you can't recognise that as BS, I can't help you. I'm not denying sexism exists in the world, but we shouldn't deny that some people do have a tendency to fill in the blanks of an otherwise uninteresting but personal incident in their lives to give it more attention. She needs support and help, and probably not the wrath of comments like mine. But as "someone on the internet" I have no reason other than to call it as I see it. The other possibility is she suffers from schizophrenia and actually believed two dozen men were chanting at a professional conference for her to take her top off. Most conferences are recorded... let's see or hear the tape. Show me the evidence of this event and I'll donate $500 to the charity of your choice. She wrote this for international women's day. But it's not about women, it's about her, and it's fiction. My advice to her would be to stick with robotics, games and the other interesting things she does, and report incidents as they happen to the relevant authorities. MOST MEN in tech are decent human beings, and I for one am not going to sit here and take an article meant for international women's day turned personal vendetta aimed at an entire industry and the men within. With lines such as "fundamentally change the balance of power between genders", and "sexism in tech is out of control"... she has a hidden agenda, and I'm not on board. Good luck to her anyway!

exodust 12y ago

Give me a break. She's been raped, bribed, assaulted, abused... the list goes on. Could it be any more dramatic? I see a movie in this. Perhaps someone is writing a script? More fiction: "I have spoken at a professional conference and had about two dozen drunk fully grown men shout-chant at me to take my shirt off." If you can't recognise that as BS, I can't help you. I'm not denying sexism exists in the world, but we shouldn't deny that some people do have a tendency to fill in the blanks of an otherwise uninteresting but personal incident in their lives to give it more attention. She needs support and help, and probably not the wrath of comments like mine. But as "someone on the internet" I have no reason other than to call it as I see it. The other possibility is she suffers from schizophrenia and actually believed two dozen men were chanting at a professional conference for her to take her top off. Most conferences are recorded... let's see or hear the tape. Show me the evidence of this event and I'll donate $500 to the charity of your choice. She wrote this for international women's day. But it's not about women, it's about her, and it's fiction. My advice to her would be to stick with robotics, games and the other interesting things she does, and report incidents as they happen to the relevant authorities. MOST MEN in tech are decent human beings, and I for one am not going to sit here and take an article meant for international women's day turned personal vendetta aimed at an entire industry and the men within. With lines such as "fundamentally change the balance of power between genders", and "sexism in tech is out of control"... she has a hidden agenda, and I'm not on board. Good luck to her anyway!