> I'm so tired of hearing about sexism in tech
> that's the way it goes.
> I haven't seen any of this. Maybe I've missed it, or I'm not looking, who knows.
Or possibly you're predisposed to an opinion and only look to reinforce it instead of challenge it?
My point is that I look all around me and I do not see anyone in my circle being sexist to women about their role in tech(or lack thereof). I coach a mixed basketball team and the girls are the best and most poised athletes on the team. Not a single one of the boys has complained or made a comment about it.
I watch my daughter grow up, in her 2nd year of school, as she takes to reading/writing over math. She's good at both, but she prefers the former.
I'm not saying sexism doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I don't see it to the scale that has the entire industry freaking out.
If anything, the SendGrid situation proved that it can go both ways.
> I do not see anyone ... I don't see it to the scale
What scale do you see it? And what's the acceptable/unacceptable threshold? Right now you are jumping squarely into "this isn't an issue please move on and grow thicker skin", which is a lousy place to start a discussion.
> entire industry freaking out.
I really don't think my or your opinion matters, instead perhaps we should encourage more bloggers like this to speak out so we can see if there really is a problem. You know, encourage more data from the source instead of anecdotes like your wife and math?
Because if there is a problem then we should solve it, right?
nhangen|13 years ago
My point is that I look all around me and I do not see anyone in my circle being sexist to women about their role in tech(or lack thereof). I coach a mixed basketball team and the girls are the best and most poised athletes on the team. Not a single one of the boys has complained or made a comment about it.
I watch my daughter grow up, in her 2nd year of school, as she takes to reading/writing over math. She's good at both, but she prefers the former.
I'm not saying sexism doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I don't see it to the scale that has the entire industry freaking out.
If anything, the SendGrid situation proved that it can go both ways.
x1|13 years ago
What scale do you see it? And what's the acceptable/unacceptable threshold? Right now you are jumping squarely into "this isn't an issue please move on and grow thicker skin", which is a lousy place to start a discussion.
> entire industry freaking out.
I really don't think my or your opinion matters, instead perhaps we should encourage more bloggers like this to speak out so we can see if there really is a problem. You know, encourage more data from the source instead of anecdotes like your wife and math?
Because if there is a problem then we should solve it, right?