Re:Sexism in Tech: Don’t Ask Me Unless You’re Ready to Call ...
by jusben1369 on Sunday March 08, 2015 @09:57PM
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Other people have made this comment but I'll repeat it. Have you ever talked about this with female colleagues? It's scary what they tell you. I would say 95% of males get through their entire working career without ever feeling sexually uncomfortable or worse from another colleague at least once. I'd say about 10% of females would say that was true. Seriously, go talk with them.
Re:Sexism in Tech: Don’t Ask Me Unless You’re Ready to Call ...
by swatow on Sunday March 08, 2015 @09:30PM
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How diverse is your workplace? I think that a lot of the differences are not in the workplace culture, but how it is reported. I work in the US and I also have never seen anything like this (not that I would have necessarily seen it if it was common, but the same applies to you and other non-US commenter).
Re:Sexism in Tech: Don’t Ask Me Unless You’re Ready to Call ...
by littletimmy on Sunday March 08, 2015 @09:02PM
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In the US, I think the problem is that employers are MUCH more powerful than employees. That probably springs from the demonization of labor unions and weak employee protection laws.
Every time I read an article along these lines I feel even more grateful to work in environments where there haven't been glass ceilings, hiring is on merit and the workplaces are incredibly diverse.