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Story: Berners-Lee challenges 'stupid' male geek culture
I've seen women not getting recruited
OK, this isn't an experience of a woman - it's the experience of a man who helps in recruitment.
We're an IT publishing house, not an IT company, but still:
(a) Not too many women apply.
(b) Those who do do get called for an interview, but they're no good. (This is a matter of fact, not a personal or sexist comment.)
(c) We've had women in the past, but they were no good. (Again, this is a matter of fact.) So we've now made it a kind of policy to look hard, very hard, at women who apply - simply because of the fear that they'll turn out to be no good.
That's my 2 pennies' worth...
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Story: Berners-Lee challenges 'stupid' male geek culture
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Hit the simple nail on its easy head 1000163470 -
Recruitment agencies sexist? andrewdonoghue
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Is that really fair? andrewdonoghue
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So the IT industry is blameless? andrewdonoghue
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...you obviously hate your job wydeboi
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What "behaviour" and "reactions"? Who is at fault? 1000289099
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The technical culture has been very discriminatory... Rufus3698
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Discrimination is not the real issue pround
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A woman? In IT? LadyRoot
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As a hiring manager... Roberto Maietta
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Self-esteem and emerging contributions JazzJohannes
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I've seen women not getting recruited 1000163470 -
It's not only about specialized recruitm... LadyRoot
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The culture is self-perpetuating Rupert Goodwins
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IT is creative as much as logical wydeboi
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spot on wydeboi
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Stating facts versus opinions Roberto Maietta
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Addressing the issues is a job for? Roberto Maietta
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Your experience is not a rule. LadyRoot
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Are you based in Bombay? andrewdonoghue
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Narrow View pround
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your policy sucks! wydeboi
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Looking extra hard at women... maco
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It's not about attitudes, it's... sam_bradfudge
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a voice in the wilderness wydeboi
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Indian Web Developers chrisranjana.com
