[Iefthandrule]

You don't see narratives about how everyone should get into finance. That is certainly a good ol boys club.

[chrisseaton]

Getting into tech and getting a great-paying job is achievable and realistic for anyone from any background, right now. It's completely unregulated, there's no gatekeeping outside of factual knowledge, and people are actively encouraging diverse applicants with non-traditional educational backgrounds. Even if the experience for these people is not always as good as it could be, the community is trying.

Getting into finance is not even remotely like this. It's a brutal old-boys' club.

That's why they recommend the former. You'd have to be insane to recommend that most people try to break into finance.

[Iefthandrule]

The point being made is that finance is far more exclusionary and racist/sexist than tech, but tech gets all the articles written about it. The onus would be on those with power to change hiring in finance, much like the big tech companies are tasked with making tech more inclusive.

[EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK]

I worked in finance, racial composition there is similar to tech these days. Hint: white is in the minority.

[robjan]

There's no desire to commodities finance work, but there is for tech