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Re:A female engineer's opinion on why there are fewer women ... by meheleventyone on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:01PM (#17034047)
I presume from the general description the woman in question is a report so this is less gossip and more opening up to a manager.

You’re dealing with another person sharing something that is probably emotionally difficult for them to say. I’d suggest a subtler approach than immediately busting in with the evidence requests. It’s a slower process which is neither immediately believing or disbelieving the accusation but taking it seriously. Being open to the possibility and seeing where it leads rather than shutting things down because it’s uncomfortable. Because presumably the woman is also someone you know that you wouldn’t want to be hurt as well.

Re:A female engineer's opinion on why there are fewer women ... by modbait on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:34PM (#17034343)
You're saying she found it emotionally difficult to describe her coworkers as "creepy"? I don't think so.
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Re:A female engineer's opinion on why there are fewer women ... by dang on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @11:26PM (#17036168)
> the downsides in dealing with women

Between that and "skip the females" this account has gone beyond garden-variety flamewar into uglier incivility and I'm going to ban it. Twice in one thread is more than a slip.

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