Sexism in Tech

The article referred to sexism in tech. Cue downvotes.

I understand why you, as a woman, would hate the phrase "women in tech". It definitely has a subtext that indicates being a woman in tech is somehow a unique situation - when in reality it should be the standard. Many of my female peers also feel the same way - that they don't want to be talked about in a specific lingo - and simply want to be recognized on their personal merits, which may or may not include overcoming gender inequality. It is absolutely true that the tech industry and American

lets not turn this into a women in tech issue

Read your comment again and ask yourself why the tech sphere is often perceived as sexist

Schema for gender discussion in tech, version 3.c.ii:1. An article is posted wherein a woman describes wanting to be in tech and not doing so due to active and passive opposition.2. Many comments discussing how women aren't in tech because they don't want to be there.I swear, these threads are all straight out of How to Suppress Women's Writing by Joanna Russ (a book I strongly recommend; it's absolutely hi-damn-larious.)

I think it's important to look at this as part of a more widespread issue than a few individuals expressing themselves inappropriately. When women are so ridiculously under-represented in the tech industry and are facing both explicit and structural discrimination, it's important to speak out against this behavior.Put another way: women's "jerkiness" does not make it harder for men in the tech industry, but men's "jerkiness" does make it harder for wome

does anybody else hate the casual sexism in the tech community?

The solution to all gender problems: Actively ignore all topics and articles with "woman" or "female" in the title.People are who they are and go where they want. Tech is no exception.When one walks into a car garage, one doesn't make a fuss about mechanics being all men.When one walks into a kindergarden, one doesn't make a fuss about teachers being all women.

debating the extent of the problem of sexism is in tech relative to other fields is very different from saying "there is no sexism in tech at all"

It's possible that when women who do write about the tech itself, and don't emphasize the fact that they're women, people tend to not realize they're women. That said, I've definitely seen interesting tech articles by women. But I'm also aware of cases like Kathy Sierra being chased off the internet by trolls like weev.As much as women would like to focus just on the tech, sometimes the "women in tech" issues are unavoidable.In any case, this particu