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0 pointszoffix22210y ago0 comments

But why? Most of tech confs are sausage fests. It's time we start addressing the sex inequality issue in our trade.

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Maybe because smart people are usually interested in equal opportunity, not equal representation.

cygx10y ago

Culture matters. It's not enough to have equal opportunity in theory, you also have to make people realize that they have this option as well as make them feel welcome.

stefantalpalaru10y ago

But just certain people for certain jobs, right? We don't need to make women feel welcome in the mining community or men in the nursing one, do we?

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