I’m a Man and I Write Code
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I’m a Man and I Write Code
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#2Quotas don't necessarily fix things _now_ -- they create a new normal for the next generation.
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#3Here we go again...
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#4Quotas don't necessarily fix things _now_ -- they create a new normal for the next generation.
The ends don't justify the means: having a sexist practice to combat sexism is using the wrong means.
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#5Just an idea. If you want to write a serious article on the subject of women in tech, no matter what your views are, you're probably better off not putting a "no girls allowed" graphic on top, no matter how "funny" or "ironic" you may think it is.
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#6Here we go again...
We'll keep going round and round until it gets fixed...
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#7There are several definitions of sexism, one is essentially "taking someone's sex or gender into account when making a decision". This appears to be the definition the author is using by calling quotas "sexist". It's a very simple, easy to understand, easy to identify definition. It also means that in many cases (e.g. choosing who shoul speak at a tech conference), men can be the victims of sexism.
There's another definition, which is "actions that's designed to maintain & reinforce the institutionalised power structure among the sexes is sexist". Right now, if modern UK life was a video game, "male" would be an easier difficulty level than "female". It doesn't mean it's easy, just that it's easier. Many people, including this author did work hard. But there are statistically less problems for the "male" group. Sexist actions are actions that re-enforced that imbalance. This definition is harder for some people to accept because it means that you need to look at yourself and think about what power imbalances you might be benefiting from, and it means you can't just do s/female/male/g and make it just as sexist.
(There are some cases where there's an inbalance in favour of women, any men here ever took up knitting or crochet? Try getting involved in that, you'll see things from the other side)
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#8While I agree that it's important to encourage and educate the young about technology, this article vastly over simplifies, dismisses, and actively works against those working for a positive change. What good will encouraging young girls if they grow up to try and work in an industry that actively dismisses them? That actively seeks to ignore them? No know has all the right answers but focusing only on education seems to miss about half the equation to me. It's a requirement and as father to a young daughter it's something I'm passionately interested in but I also want my industry to be somewhere that my daughter feels safe and comfortable working in. Educating the young won't fix that. Beyond that young people NEED role models to look up to, the only way to accomplish that is to fix the industry to be more fair and safe now.
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#9Quotas don't necessarily fix things _now_ -- they create a new normal for the next generation.
The ends don't justify the means: having a sexist practice to combat sexism is using the wrong means.
I understand where you're coming from, but I just don't think PyLadies and Women Who Code are sexist. It's certainly not the same as the institutional sexism in the tech industry.
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#10>My wife is a nurse. A female dominated field. I also own a construction company. A male dominated field. In neither field would you see a company or an organization suggest hiring one gender over the other to satisfy a ratio.
The only difference between men and women is their physical power. Yes, construction company is a male dominated field, because men are more suitable for doing that kind of job because of their body strength.
On the other hand.. in computer science, there is no difference between men and women, everything runs on brain power. So I find it very weird that there is very few women in computer science.