Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up
by lmm on Monday February 25, 2013 @01:02PM
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As a bystander who becomes aware of such behaviour of course it's your responsibility to get involved. But if we're talking, as the article does, about a woman and one man alone in an elevator, and that man happens to be an asshole, what can the rest of us realistically do to prevent this happening?
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As the article says: "Be better about putting guidelines in place to show zero tolerance for harassment or inappropriate behavior. Train your staff to be on the lookout and how to handle situations. Respect female attendees by not letting booth babes walk the expo floor and not hanging women from your ceiling and calling it entertainment."
It's about creating a positive environment. Of course there will be isolated incidents, but can we really resign ourselves to doing nothing?