Its not the same comparison tho. Tech is a far more lucrative career than coal mining/primary ed. Inequity in tech affects a lot more than inequity in those other fields.
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TwistedTurtle@monero.town 11 months ago
The day I hear complaints about the lack of men in primary education and the lack of women I coal mining, then I’ll give a shit about the lack of women in tech. I don’t understand why society is deciding tech is sexist but the others are just natural preference.
hotsox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Kirkkh@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Idk if you know what you’re rallying against. People aren’t saying companies should just blindly hire someone. People are saying it’s worrying that the most profitable and culturally relevant industry isn’t attracting a diverse crowd. That could mean there’s rampant gatekeeping, nepotism, sexism, abuse, etc. it’s like when men complain of the ratio of men to women on dating apps—they’re not saying to pretend there’s more women (like scamming numbers or somehow tricking women to joining), there alerting people that the app doesn’t provide ideal conditions to attract more women (or I guess less men).
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Coal mining pretty much died as a career path before women could really get into it.
Primary education pays terribly for the education level, so the educated men go elsewhere.