“Nursing is all about the empathy and caring that people show, but those traits are not exclusively female [..]”
Let's see, "Tech is all about logic, but those traits are not exclusively male".
“Men might find it harder to put into words their caring and compassionate qualities, but can demonstrate them more easily.”
-> "Women find it harder to express their technical chops, but they can demonstrate them more easily"
"When I was a ward manager, or sister, I did get some people saying: “Shouldn’t you be a brother?” But, actually, no one has ever commented on the fact that I’m a matron and a man."
-> Tech language is sexist and must be changed.
"Davies questions whether it is the work itself that doesn’t attract men, or whether other factors are to blame"
-> If you even dare to suggest that something other than horrible sexism is to blame for the imbalance in tech, no matter the overwhelming evidence, you are censured or fired.
But how do they complain? Compared to the tech situation, where you don't dare think it might be anything but sexism and oppression.
Here's an article in the Guardian about the topic.
https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2017/mar/01/w...
Some choice excerpts:
“Nursing is all about the empathy and caring that people show, but those traits are not exclusively female [..]”
Let's see, "Tech is all about logic, but those traits are not exclusively male".
“Men might find it harder to put into words their caring and compassionate qualities, but can demonstrate them more easily.”
-> "Women find it harder to express their technical chops, but they can demonstrate them more easily"
"When I was a ward manager, or sister, I did get some people saying: “Shouldn’t you be a brother?” But, actually, no one has ever commented on the fact that I’m a matron and a man."
-> Tech language is sexist and must be changed.
"Davies questions whether it is the work itself that doesn’t attract men, or whether other factors are to blame"
-> If you even dare to suggest that something other than horrible sexism is to blame for the imbalance in tech, no matter the overwhelming evidence, you are censured or fired.