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Ask HN: How to avoid working in all-male work environments as a programmer?

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Post by stop » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 2:49 AM UTC

My last three jobs have been all-male work environments, give or take minor contacts with women from time to time.

But I'm getting tired of it.

Any suggestions on how to find a programming gig where there is at least a possibility of encountering a person of the opposite gender from time to time?

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#2

Post by found_dead » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 3:06 AM UTC

It would also be nice to have environments that were completely gender neutral. Not just for the gender binary.

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Post by rick888 » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 3:07 AM UTC

Get a programming job at a company that isn't in the software/services business. I've been the sole developer at a few small e-commerce companies and my co-workers were a mix of men and women.

Much larger companies also have other departments (sales, etc), which probably have women.

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#4

Post by falsestprophet » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 3:30 AM UTC

Groupon Chicago is mostly blond sorority girls.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 3:32 AM UTC

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#6

Post by zalew » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 3:33 AM UTC

Try advertising or PR agencies.

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#7

Post by thomasdavis » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 3:39 AM UTC

I use to do freelance inhouse work at design agencies, heaps of laudy mamas there.

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#8

Post by onan_barbarian » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 3:51 AM UTC

Take things into your own hands and get a sex change. Problem solved.

Re: Ask HN: How to avoid working in all-male work environments as a programmer?

#9

Post by neckbeard » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 4:02 AM UTC

onan_barbarian wrote: post #8

Take things into your own hands and get a sex change. Problem solved.

I hear expertsexchange.com is the place to go.

Re: Ask HN: How to avoid working in all-male work environments as a programmer?

#10

Post by msutherl » Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 4:23 AM UTC

Try companies that specialize in design or interactive media. The design field is split 50-50 male/female in my experience.

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