Re:Study Finds No Gender Gap in Tech Salaries
by clevernickname on Thursday March 03, 2016 @10:05PM
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>The only thing that I am disagreeing with him on is whether "it is safe to assume that gender roles are baked into our DNA".
Ah, now I understand. You're practicing the common internet commenter behavior of picking out a single strongly worded statement and ignoring everything else the person said. Uncharitably reading my comments as "hurr durr women belong in the kitchen" instead of putting some faith in the author that they might have simply meant "hey, maybe it's not just a whim of culture that women are traditionally the caretakers in just about every single successful society." All because I didn't wrap a particular sentence in 3 paragraphs of qualifications and apologies.
Re:Study Finds No Gender Gap in Tech Salaries
by shkkmo on Thursday March 03, 2016 @10:47PM
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I am sorry if I mis-interpreted your comment, but words matter a lot in this discussion and yours were poorly chosen.
Re:Study Finds No Gender Gap in Tech Salaries
by clevernickname on Friday March 04, 2016 @01:44AM
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Our words are so dull and bereft of meaning today because people like you scare everyone else away from using them.
Your comments are breaking the HN guidelines. Please post civilly and substantively, or not at all.
I believe I did:
>> "There are 'baked-in' DNA traits, that have emergently caused cultures to adopt those gender roles in their historical contexts."
However,
> you both have valid points and if you read carefully what you say you could agree
The only thing that I am disagreeing with him on is whether "it is safe to assume that gender roles are baked into our DNA".
Gender roles are a complex property that emerge from the interaction between our DNA, our culture and our environment.
To claim that gender roles are 'baked in' to our DNA indicates that gender roles are determined by our DNA in such a way as to be inflexible and unchanging. Assuming this is true is a dangerous assumption that is not backed up by history or science and does not encourage sexual equality.