Comment on Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech

• jet@hackertalks.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So your advocating for Equality in Outcomes?

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  • Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Disadvantages groups need help to gain equal footing first. Before we can even talk about equality.

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    • jet@hackertalks.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      What does equality look like / mean to you?

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      • Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The easiest is incentives to hire minorities (gender, sexual, race, disabled, etc.) to level the playing field first.

        This takes away a large part of the privilege that is at play in the tech industry.

        Many of the people who currently experience the privilege will be pissed off and view it as unfair. But in reality they’re getting a taste of what other minorities already experience.

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• cricket97@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Females have a hard time in tech, not women. anyone can be a women. but historically only females were the ones disadvantaged. Transgender women are actually over represented in tech as a proportion of population.

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  • Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No I don’t mean that because I’m not an incel or a transphobe.

    Transgender women are actually over represented in tech as a proportion of population.

    That’s great.

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    • cricket97@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      people use the word incel pretty liberally these days. can you think of something a bit more original?

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      • Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Spoken line a true incel

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• Wisely@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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  • Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve seen it happen multiple times, especially in more corporate jobs.

    I try to very specifically mention who came up with ideas even if it’s my work for this reason.

    Another common one is not wanting to ask simple questions in meetings as it makes them look less intelegent. While I ask every stupid question I can think of to be sure and look like I’m invested.

    My advice is talk to your manager about things like that instead of helping. I know it feels like a dick move but it’s not your job to help someone else with basic stuff.

    Something along the lines of “I think John may require more training as I’m having to help him a lot with simple things. I’m happy to do it but my deadlines will need adjusting”

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