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Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by nostrademons on Monday June 05, 2017 @06:21PM (#14492778)
I meant it (well, they did...I'm just passing along conclusions) the other way around - having a boss where the wife has a career equal to his is a positive indication, while having one with a stay-at-home wife is a negative indication. The idea is that someone who has chosen to marry and stay married to a career woman is quite literally putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to women's equality: he's making concrete sacrifices with his time to ensure that housework & childcare is split between partners, because otherwise it just wouldn't get done. And because of this, he's more likely to be understanding & empathetic when faced with employees who have to make the same trade-offs.
Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by Mz on Monday June 05, 2017 @06:25PM (#14492805)
Oh, I know which way you meant it. I was agreeing with you and saying "Men with old fashioned marriages are often incapable of putting their money where their mouth is, no matter how much they would like to see themselves as enlightened and egalitarian. It is a dance they may have zero experience with. Imagining they can do this dance and actually practicing the dance steps is where their ideals and their choices part company."
Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by khazhoux on Monday June 05, 2017 @06:26PM (#14492812)
Is there any actual evidence of this?
Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by Mz on Monday June 05, 2017 @06:59PM (#14493076)
It is a general truism that people with zero experience doing X are incredibly bad at figuring out how on earth to effectively cope with X. It isn't something intentionally malicious, but it can cause all kinds of problems. I recall reading about some group setting up a meeting to try to reach out to Jewish people in the community and scheduling it for a really major Jewish holiday the equivalent of something like Christmas. No Jewish people showed up for this meeting, the whole point of which was "We know so little about what Jewish people in the community want and need that we are soliciting their input and trying to build bridges, but can't even be arsed to check a Jewish calendar before blithely picking a date that works fine for non-Jews."

This is the sort of thing women routinely deal with that creates problems because having to explain to your boss that this is even a problem for you is such a huge and fundamental issue.

Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by nostrademons on Monday June 05, 2017 @06:36PM (#14492894)
It was anecdotal, and I'm not going to reveal the identities or experiences of the women involved. The OP asked for experiences & advice, and so I passed along as much of the experience & advice as I could. If you (or any reader) finds it helpful, great; if you don't, well, ultimately you are the only one responsible for deciding whose advice you act on.
Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by danjoc on Monday June 05, 2017 @08:42PM (#14493772)
It's known as a stereotype. "Men who do not have career wives are trouble/red flags/misogynist pigs." Unfortunately, this stereotype appears to be perfectly acceptable on this board.
Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by roguecoder on Monday June 05, 2017 @07:32PM (#14493306)