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Re:`Bro culture' at startups keeps talented women out: Harve... by glenda on Sunday July 09, 2017 @12:00PM (#14730352)
I do have to say, after joining a small decidedly non-startup company, the culture at most startups is toxic simply due to that fact that they're so informal and mostly full of men. That means there will be certain situations in which the women (if there are any) may feel uncomfortable as their needs and concerns are not being actively considered.
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Re:`Bro culture' at startups keeps talented women out: Harve... by whitemale on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @11:52AM (#14753542)
Should people not be allowed to build a startup or a company where some groups of people might feel unwelcome?
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Re:`Bro culture' at startups keeps talented women out: Harve... by ritchiea on Sunday July 09, 2017 @02:19PM (#14730954)
Username "degenerate" defines startup culture as equivalent to macho culture and wonders if women are as good and determined at work as men. Got it.
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Re:`Bro culture' at startups keeps talented women out: Harve... by greglindahl on Sunday July 09, 2017 @02:58PM (#14731118)
The words "bite the bullet / grin and bear it / do what needs to be done for the company to be successful, or it will fail" could also describe the job of a parent. Yet we don't usually think of parents as being warriors. Thanks for giving us all an example of assumptions about gender that cause huge problems, can I use your words as training material?
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Re:`Bro culture' at startups keeps talented women out: Harve... by glenda on Sunday July 09, 2017 @12:10PM (#14730410)
This point of view is absolutely absurd. Women and men are both obviously capable of hard work in the same capacity.
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Re:`Bro culture' at startups keeps talented women out: Harve... by degenerate on Sunday July 09, 2017 @12:15PM (#14730432)
Yup, but not as many women as men. Thus you won't have a nice 50/50 mix that HR expects.
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