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Random internet comments? Unscientific internet polls?
I honestly can't figure out a reason why any of this is any more relevant or scientific than a youtube comments argument about why some band does or does not suck monkey chode.
I'm guessing his assertion that the person of interest is no programmer has more to do with Gayle's book being full of platitudes and errors than her sex.
>"woman who wrote the #2 Computer Science book on Amazon, about coding and technical interview skills" Computer Science has absolutely nothing to do with either coding or interviews, it's a subfield of mathematics.
if you think you can solve the problems of people being assholes, you haven't yet accepted that someone considers you an asshole too.
So her talk was on tech interviews and someone thought she was a recruiter? Doesn't seem that big a stretch...
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Yes, I see sexism.
My subjective data point, as a male in tech: We don't just need more women in tech, we need fewer assholes.
if you think you can solve the problems of people being assholes, you haven't yet accepted that someone considers you an asshole too.
Are you sure that reverse mapping is universal? I was going to go for a few anecdotal examples of people I would decidedly consider as counter-evidence to your claim: the Dalai Lama, Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, ... Then I realized that you're probably right. :(
Reading anecdotes like this makes me so disappointed in my gender. Why do some people marginalize other groups so eagerly? I see so much "bro culture" in our field, and it feels inescapable. Every time I experience it, I literally cringe. I'm not even a party to being singled out; I can't imagine what it must be like to have this garbage directed at you. The sad thing is, I used to be picked on and ostracized by thes…
I hate to break it to you, but it'll never not be an issue. Humans stereotype. It's a natural function for us. It may not be as much of an issue on a specific topic (race, gender, sexuality, etc.), but it will never not be an issue. Also, you probably do it too. That's okay - we all do. The trick that people haven't learned is not letting their automatic beliefs have overt influence on their actions.