Re:Men not at work: Why so many men aged 25 to 54 are not wo...
by bobbytherobot on Sunday March 05, 2017 @02:04PM
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Those are all fair points. My point wasn't that any man can simply roll up and get the high paying job and it's never been the case. Many men would have been rejected just based on the color of their skin or because they had a Jewish last name.
By and large, men aren't being denied access to an interview simply based on their gender. If we go back a few decades, women were denied access to an interview simply based on their gender.
Re:Men not at work: Why so many men aged 25 to 54 are not wo...
by dukeluke on Sunday March 05, 2017 @04:19PM
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That may have once been the case, but not anymore. Almost all companies have some sort of affirmative action hiring process that is rigged against white men. I see tons of job postings where women and minorities are "strongly urged to apply." That's kind of wording makes it sound like a white man would not be considered for the position.
Re:Men not at work: Why so many men aged 25 to 54 are not wo...
by dominotw on Sunday March 05, 2017 @04:45PM
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There is no better time to be a woman in Tech from a hiring perspective. Two of my female classmates from college who are more or less the same as me ( a male ) are inundated with offers from top tech companies in the valley, not even exaggerating. Meanwhile, it would be a minor miracle if recruiters even call me back.
there are other issues like pervasive culture of sexual harassment in tech but getting hired is not one of them.
hundreds of thousands of men that we have imprisoned, thousands of men with mental health issues and drug addictions. men that took a wrong turn in life and ended up homeless, destitute or in the prison.
These men have been systematically kept out of jobs. There has to be special kind of hypocrisy in action to conclude society influences women's choices( eg: giving them barbie/pink toys) and prevents them from having a STEM career and yet turn around and say men at bottom belong there because of their own failings. Men at the bottom must pay the price for the 'privilege' enjoyed by men at top.
According to the narrative, a rich woman is 'systematically be kept out of jobs' while a poor boy man in a war/drug-torn urban environment is not. I just hate this line of thought so much.
Sex is not a deterrent to one's success in todays America, parental income is, a privilege that can be precisely measured.