Re:Women Coders in Finance IT Say They're Given the Worst Jobs
by lm28469 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @11:25AM
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> suggests anecdotal evidence
> Another woman coder at a U.S. investment bank
> says an anonymous woman
First off you'll need more than that if you want to build a case. It says more about their teams and companies than every "Women in Finance IT".
How much of this sentiment is due to years of near propaganda level of "tech is fun and rewarding". The fact is that tech is fun and rewarding in a very small subset of companies and for a small subset of projects. The vast majority of tech jobs are just as boring as any desk jobs.
> I haven’t seen crude or overt sexism in tech, but particularly at the junior level I’ve seen a lack of trust placed in female coders. They’re less likely to be given important projects or to be made responsible for delivery.
Come on, that applies for any junior until they proved themselves.
> Another woman coder at a U.S. investment bank
> says an anonymous woman
First off you'll need more than that if you want to build a case. It says more about their teams and companies than every "Women in Finance IT".
How much of this sentiment is due to years of near propaganda level of "tech is fun and rewarding". The fact is that tech is fun and rewarding in a very small subset of companies and for a small subset of projects. The vast majority of tech jobs are just as boring as any desk jobs.
> I haven’t seen crude or overt sexism in tech, but particularly at the junior level I’ve seen a lack of trust placed in female coders. They’re less likely to be given important projects or to be made responsible for delivery.
Come on, that applies for any junior until they proved themselves.