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Re:How Stereotype Threat keeps women from working in SW — and how we c... on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @12:09PM (#4323710)
There's nothing anyone but yourself can do about "[...] a person's perception of herself and what people might be thinking, not the way others are acting."

Agreed. On the other hand, for a person thinking negatively about himself or herself, the absence of feedback will often be interpreted as negative feedback.

Being nice to our colleagues (male or female or other minority group) and giving positive feedback when it's appropriate tends to increase a team's overall morale and productivity.

Re:How Stereotype Threat keeps women from working in SW — and how we c... on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @11:51AM (#4323555)
Great point.

I think the article speaks specifically about women because it was written by a woman, drawing from her personal experience.

The principles stated in the article can probably be appreciated by and applied by any group that's feeling marginalized in the tech industry.

Re:How Stereotype Threat keeps women from working in SW — and how we c... on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @11:41AM (#4323494)
I think women are just as intelligent as men. I also think that men's and women's intelligence manifests itself in different ways. It is explicitly because of this difference, that I believe having more women in STEM fields can only be a good thing. Advances come when a problem is approached from many different angles, by many different bright minds.

Thanks for perpetuating the stereotype. I feel sad for your daughter.

Re:How Stereotype Threat keeps women from working in SW — and how we c... on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @11:38AM (#4323473)
The article has nothing to do with harassment. As a female in the software industry, I have experienced harassment perhaps once, and it wasn't from my colleagues.

Stereotype threat can occur even at 'sane firms'. It has to do with a person's perception of herself and what people might be thinking, not the way others are acting.