I am SO TIRED of people telling me what to think.
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@vkc So sorry. It’s hard to escape that Y chromosome.
@annsiobhandoyle no it's not. Dudes just need to do better. And it starts with calling out other dudes, not apologizing to women
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I don't want your platitudes, gentlemen. I want you to take every "keep fighting the good fight", ball it up into a fist, and swing it at a man who's explaining tech to a woman who's spent her ENTIRE LIFE working with it.
I was never here to "fight a good fight". That's your job.
@vkc A good friend of mine - and a phenomenal software engineer - just started grad school to switch to a career outside of tech. Due in large part to the exact type of thing you're describing.
I really hate to see it, but I also can't bring myself to tell her to "just stick it out." But it is our loss as an industry.
We - meaning men, especially us CIS white guys - need to be proactive in fighting this.
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I am SO TIRED of people telling me what to think.
"Explains" is in my literal job title. Yet I'm explained-to every minute of every day.
Hundreds of comments a day assuming I don't know how tech works. Hundreds of comments from randos telling me how I should feel about my city being under paramilitary occupation.
Dudes: SHUT UP
@vkc to balance out the high # of
️ ots in the audience there might be more feedback from the silent majority required which enjoys your content.
I definitively do ...
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I am SO TIRED of people telling me what to think.
"Explains" is in my literal job title. Yet I'm explained-to every minute of every day.
Hundreds of comments a day assuming I don't know how tech works. Hundreds of comments from randos telling me how I should feel about my city being under paramilitary occupation.
Dudes: SHUT UP
@vkc I am not a woman, so I can't fully relate, but in my experience in 2/3 of the organizations, being arrogant gets you promoted. Not all organizations are like that thankfully, but it is prevalent in tech.
Talking like everyone is dumber than you is how they get credits. (I suffocate in those environments.)
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"Why aren't more women in tech?"
Look in the fucking mirror, dudes.
@vkc Fighting patriarchy and gender norms is not an easy task even for a man, exceptionally when he has some feminine characteristics.
Anyway, I try to be solidare and I enjoy your lessons.
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