some of the comments here are downright scary. women can’t have a single thing, it seems.
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Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 11 months ago
I like how this comment section highlights why a job fair specifically not for cis men is needed lol
Nima@lemmy.world 11 months ago
rambaroo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah, this sucks. It doesn’t surprise me, but it sucks. So many manchildren out there who only think about themselves.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 11 months ago
And article makes it clear what is to blame
The nonprofit says it believes allyship from men is important and noted it cannot ban men from attending due to federal nondiscrimination protections in the US.
lol
Smoogs@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah if there’s ever a sign that a group doesn’t need representation is when they brigade someone who does.
robo@feddit.uk 11 months ago
[deleted]Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 11 months ago
No it does not. The problem was with men that lied about their gender.
Cullen White, AnitaB.org’s chief impact officer, said in a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, that some registrants had lied about their gender identity when signing up, and men were now taking up space and time with recruiters that should go to women.
PeachMan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s so fucking cringe. I work in tech, I see how weirdly women get treated and I see their unusually high turnover rate. Early on I was told “women don’t last long here” and it was very true, that woman in particular quit to do freelance work (good for her). Why can’t women have a job fair? Men don’t fucking need one, NEARLY ALL of the other tech job fairs are dominated by men.
Soulg@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m really being sincere, but why would men magically not need a job fair? They can also be unemployed and struggle to get a job. That’s not a 2x specific issue.
CaptFeather@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Because men dominate the tech industry. It just doesn’t make sense to hold one for men.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Eh… I think it does, but for different reasons. The tech industry has a relatively high rate of unemployment. Job fairs would be good for everyone.
I agree that women have unique issues in tech and a women-only job fair would be a good thing. I just think General-admission job fairs are useful now too.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Eh… I think it does, but for different reasons. The tech industry has a relatively high rate of unemployment. Job fairs would be good for everyone.
I agree that women have unique issues in tech and a women-only job fair would be a good thing. I just think General-admission job fairs are useful now too.
PeachMan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I guess I’ll just copy and paste from my previous comment:
cricket97@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If woman want a job fair they should create one that actually only allows women, but given no one seems to have a definition for women, it might be hard to do.
ElectroNeutrino@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Way to be exactly the type of person they are referring to.
cricket97@lemmy.world 11 months ago
what type of person who referred to?
UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Federal anti-discrimination laws disallow this. It has nothing to do with the “definition of women”.
cricket97@lemmy.world 11 months ago
which law prevents a private female only conference from happening? As far as I know, there are no such laws.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Laws.
I agree with you, it’s just not the way the laws were written.
rambaroo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah but been could be mature enough to stay away from it. Instead they act like they’re being oppressed. All the other job fairs are already dominated by men.
Smoogs@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What’s worse is when you see workplaces that want more women for only the idea it will ‘bring up the standard’ like….I think there’s something telling about the culture alone if they need a specific gender to help understand better standards of working. I would hope they are hiring inclusively for more reasons than just ‘our standards are low cuz men are poo and we won’t confront them on it. We will leave it to women to mommy manage it for us. Know any women looking for a job?’