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Story: Berners-Lee challenges 'stupid' male geek culture
Hit the simple nail on its easy head
Just saw your comment on Berners-Lee's thing about women and tech. It's so simple - women don't enjoy tech half as much, they prefer interacting with people. Every male has had tonnes of personal experiences of this phenomenon.
There is a place for B-L's point, though. Geeks often make it a point to intimidate non-geeks, whether it's in IT or computers or technology or whatever you call it, and that intimidation is extended not to women in particular, but, like I said, to any non-geek. And that is off-putting and bad. It's just a case of revelling in power and abusing it in a socially acceptable way: the power of knowledge, of the knowledge that's most valued in our times.
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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 -
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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Elitism...expectations of failure... maco
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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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Only recruiting firms? maco
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you need to experience as a woman in IT KellySnow
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Self-esteem and emerging contributions JazzJohannes
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Jobs in UK jonathan030786
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Real Estate GirishLaikhra
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Christmas Puzzle GirishLaikhra
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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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I'd agree with the woman... maco
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a voice in the wilderness wydeboi
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Indian Web Developers chrisranjana.com
