Oh my god, it's a girl -- thoughts on gender imbalance on HN

Re:Oh my god, it's a girl -- thoughts on gender imbalance on HN by enko on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @11:10AM (#3447441)

So, have you ever worked in a modern mixed workplace?

You bloody well treat women differently. Hands off matey, nothing "inappropriate". Like I said, they are a protected class, ignore this to your great sorrow.

I know I sound cynical in these comments, but I'm not really. I'm just pissed off at commentors like Mz, who want to have their cake and eat it too. Most (highly intelligent) female friends of mine are well aware of the balance of power in our society, and tweak their behaviour accordingly, as do I.

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Re:Oh my god, it's a girl -- thoughts on gender imbalance on HN by AndrewDucker on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @11:18AM (#3447472)

I work in a modern mixed IT department. I'd say about 25% developers/analysts, taking a quick look around me.

And are you saying that where you are it's ok to treat men "hands on" and "innappropriately"? Because frankly, if so I wouldn't want to work with you.

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Re:Oh my god, it's a girl -- thoughts on gender imbalance on HN by enko on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @11:56AM (#3447707)

Yeah yeah, you are such a professional. Never touching a colleague. Never making a joke. Never presuming to try to start a friendship. Never making a comment on personal appearance. Etc, etc, etc.

I suppose you'll never experience any female trouble either, at work or anywhere else.

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