That's interesting - want to give your numbers?
I would think, however, that any sort of reasonable minority calling it a "hostile work environment" would indicate a problem.
Re:Results of the GitHub Investigation
by emilydelmont77 on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @06:39AM
(#7633151)
In theory this sounds like a good idea but in the aftermath of such drama, most women will not speak up. They'll lie to protect themselves instead. It makes sense and is totally understandable. Most women are not like Julie, which is why we're hearing so much about it.
I think this can have positive outcomes for GitHub, if they allow it. And if Julie does. Right now we're just in the "public fighting" phase.
The best part is, 15% of GitHub's employees are women, and only 6 of them are developers. So you could actually do a really accurate survey with a small sample size!
That's not actually a response to my post, which is about polling female employees and not men.
Re:Results of the GitHub Investigation
by lawnchair_larry on Monday April 21, 2014 @09:26PM
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What a drama queen. Hard to take her seriously with these antics.
Yes, this is a common rhetorical tactic used to dismiss the opinions of women when they address issues of sexism publicly. Thank you for demonstrating this disingenuous method of discourse so ably.
Re:Results of the GitHub Investigation
by lawnchair_larry on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @12:53PM
(#7635198)
No, but denouncing everything as sexism is. Her issue is with another woman. That argument doesn't apply here. Unless you're suggesting that both me and the founder's wife are sexist.
Re:Results of the GitHub Investigation
by TheRealDunkirk on Monday April 21, 2014 @09:41PM
(#7625260)
I love all the random people piling on as though they're intimate with the parties or facts involved, taking 140 characters as a single data point to pair with their prejudices to draw a line to a foregone conclusion. It's a very strange time in the course of human development.
I did. So far it's working out in GitHub's favour. But maybe I missed something, so do your own research.