stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 10 months agoMen Overran a Job Fair for Women in Techwww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square409fedilinkarrow-up1437arrow-down162file-text
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The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
minus-square01011@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down6·10 months agoCan you expound on that statement? It sounds as if the organizers were too quick to take the $650 from attendees and those willing to pay were very eager to pony up the cash in the hope of networking.
minus-squareTwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down16·10 months agoThe attendees should be able to tell that they would be intruding even if the organization didn’t bother to check that. Both were in the wrong.
minus-squarebob_wiley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down13·10 months agoWhen a woman shows up to a men’s event she is brave and courageous. When a man shows up to a women’s event, he is intruding. Hmm…
minus-squareTwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down7·9 months agoIt’s almost like women are disfavored in the tech industry and this is an attempt to make up for that. Can you stop staring at your own navel for even a second, Bob?
Can you expound on that statement?
It sounds as if the organizers were too quick to take the $650 from attendees and those willing to pay were very eager to pony up the cash in the hope of networking.
The attendees should be able to tell that they would be intruding even if the organization didn’t bother to check that. Both were in the wrong.
When a woman shows up to a men’s event she is brave and courageous. When a man shows up to a women’s event, he is intruding.
Hmm…
It’s almost like women are disfavored in the tech industry and this is an attempt to make up for that.
Can you stop staring at your own navel for even a second, Bob?