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Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley... by headmelted on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:05PM (#26255007)
Errr I’d want to see hard evidence this is the case before I’d take it as a given.

There’s no part of me that finds it easy to believe that a female, minority worker in tech is going to get the same opportunities as a white male anywhere in Europe.

I’d think the more sinister patting of one’s own back is assuming that “at least we’re not like that here” without hard evidence to back up that assumption.

Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley... by clarifier123 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:38PM (#26256386)
>There’s no part of me that finds it easy to believe that a female, minority worker in tech is going to get the same opportunities as a white male anywhere in Europe.

I agree, she's a woman, she will definitely get much more opportunities than a man. The potential employers will bend over backwards to fill their diversity quotas.

Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley... by Xevi on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:26PM (#26255319)
The (billion dollar) company I work for in Europe has a policy that they hire twice as many women as men. Women also get twice as long contracts and better career paths. They are also trying to hire a lot more people of color. Statistically you have an extremely higher chance of getting hired as a black female than a white male.
Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley... by TulliusCicero on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:06PM (#26255927)
Oof, that certainly doesn't sound good.