UploadVR sued over ‘rampant’ sexual behavior in workplace, wrongful termination

Re:UploadVR sued over ‘rampant’ sexual behavior in workplace... by bshimmin on Monday May 15, 2017 @07:35PM (#14346160)

It's funny you mention people from an older generation. My mother worked as a secretary at a law firm in the UK in the 1960s, where she met my father. When I mentioned to her that "60% of women in tech reported unwanted sexual advances" [1], she yawned (quite literally) and said, "Is that all?" It seems hard to imagine that this fiasco, Magic Leap from last week, Uber, etc, might actually be construed as "progress", but, well...

[1] per https://www.elephantinthevalley.com

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Re:UploadVR sued over ‘rampant’ sexual behavior in workplace... by antisthenes on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @01:00AM (#14347471)

I wouldn't be surprised if a woman of average and above attractiveness don't get unwanted sexual advances every month, regardless of the industry, unless it is clearly indicated that they are married.

In that case the 60% figure seems spot on. Of course the issue here is what we define as a sexual advance. It wouldn't surprise me if some propositions to a date were miscategorized as sexual advances. Not that it makes the others OK.

Here's a question for you people directly in tech: do you think the other industries are better or worse in this regard? Has there been any studies or polls or anything even remotely scientific to study this?

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Re:UploadVR sued over ‘rampant’ sexual behavior in workplace... by ethbro on Monday May 15, 2017 @08:16PM (#14346376)

Progress is that these things now make news. Because that's what's hopefully going to change the world. First there's publicity, then there's awareness, then there's change.

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