Thanks for taking the time to respond. In this thread, can you provide examples of men being blamed or being held solely responsible for a solution? What percentage of the comments do so?
Re:The power of role models
by skookumchuck on Saturday February 25, 2017 @07:15PM
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> The women in tech pipeline is a leaky, toxic pipeline that results in talented women being driven out of the industry.
This thread is about men being the gatekeepers of financing. The parent article says:
> Men have the power to help fix those things, but they also should have the courage to cede the stage to women more often, to fight the stupid bias that keeps women from excelling in the field. It may take proactive behavior, like choosing a women over a man when growing your team, just because, or promoting women more freely.
I guess I don't read either of those as blaming men solely or saying that it's solely men's responsibility to do something about it. It's pointing out that there are things men can do, which I think is valid, but it doesn't imply that it's only up to men.
Perhaps we're talking past each other.
I view this as an unfortunate sexist and patronizing attitude, and is ultimately a destructive one.
Women do not need the aid, approval, or encouragement from men to succeed in tech. This applies to everyone else, too. There's never been a time of more opportunity for everyone in the US.
If people need excuses for failure, there's an endless list of them. There is no fixing that (like how my coming up with a few thousand to start a business was dismissed.) Successful people don't look for excuses and don't make excuses. They go out and get things done.