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50 votes, posted 12 minutes ago. No comments. Find it hard to believe that many people discovered and read it that quick...
And once something's on the front page, it's easy to get 50 upvotes in 10 minutes.
She goes to MIT by the way. (not saying she doesn't deserve it) I bet if she went to some no-name university and people saw her pole dancing then her employment would be more limited
Kinda off-topic but I have to agree with the "it doesn’t matter where you come from" and myself am very grateful to the tech industry for that. If it wasn't the case I'd probably still be working at a fast-food chain currently, as in my country without years of formal education you're pretty much considered worthless - if it wasn't for tech I'd be doomed.
50 votes, posted 12 minutes ago. No comments. Find it hard to believe that many people discovered and read it that quick...
I'm tired of titles that don't explain what the article is about. Something like "Why the tech industry is a good industry for women" would be a more accurate reflection of the content.
We've been conditioned by clickbait farms to sensationalize our personal blog posts.
She goes to MIT by the way. (not saying she doesn't deserve it) I bet if she went to some no-name university and people saw her pole dancing then her employment would be more limited
Do you have any facts to back this up? I would say education is pretty irrelevant if you've actually got something to show off (open source projects, etc).
> But tech is hard on everyone, not just on me, not just on women. It's considerably easier for women. Tech is: 1) One of the most male dominated fields and 2) One of the most progressive and pro-diversity fields So you combine those two together and you get hundreds of companies that will reject a more qualitifed male for a less qualified female because she will make the workforce more "diverse". Personally I find t…
> you get hundreds of companies that will reject a more qualitifed male for a less qualified female because she will make the workforce more "diverse" I have never ever ever heard of this happening, as much as some people like to scream "preferential treatment" with no evidence.
I can think of one hiring discussion I participated in where a candidate's gender was considered because HR was asking questions about diversity of the dev team.
Don't underestimate HR's CYA tendencies.
I'm glad she has a positive experience. It's far from common. I wish her good luck on the road of discovering empathy.
She's new to tech. 2 years by her own account. That's not a lot of time to experience all the industry has to offer (good or bad). No comment on whether her feelings will change over time; they very well may not.
Pole dancing photos and other stuff. Maybe in SV. But, in DC, stuff like that is very likely career limiting. I can't say for sure, that's a gut feeling based on the jobs and companies in the area.