This is creating quite a buzz on tech reddits/sites. The usual 'girls are scared out of tech' stuff.

derkajihad · 2013-09-11T06:14:51+00:00

Dude, harrassment of women in high school is the reason why we have this stupid debate about the lack of women in tech. This should not be tolerated, even in the form of "kitchen jokes" (which, rest assured, are not funny in the classroom at all).

LAMFF · 2013-09-11T02:53:52+00:00

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actanonverba8 · 2013-09-11T08:52:01+00:00

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matthewjumps · 2013-09-10T23:41:19+00:00

one thing. the mother says her daughter was harassed. she then mentions the ONLY form of harassment that actually relates to her daughter, being told to 'get in the kitchen and make sandwiches'.

however then she sidetracks and relates how she personally received threats of rape and violence for publicly broadcasting her opinion that men are nefariously trying to exclude women from tech.

then she concludes with 'So, you see, I was all too familiar with what my daughter was going through'. yes. because some stupid kids in her class making some stupid jokes, is the same as receiving threats of rape and violence online (btw if she ever did receive any real threats, as opposed to stupid trolls pushing the buttons they know she will respond to, id be surprised).

i have a feeling if the harassment her daughter experienced was more substantial than a few kitchen jokes, the mother would have gone into extensive detail about THAT, and not her own personal experiences getting online backlash for her whinging.

so all we have is a girl who cant handle some kitchen jokes, and a mother who not only doesnt help her daughter to understand that bullies will always go for whatever gets the biggest reaction, and the best response to stupid kids making stupid jokes is to laugh it off and even steal their thunder, like all the boys that get laughed at for their acne, or glasses, or skinny-ness, or shortness, fatness, paleness etc learn to do. so not only doesnt the mother teach her daughter how to deal with this shit (because there are going to be assholes out there in the real world, no matter how many psas feminism wants to put out), the mother shows her daughter how to whinge about it, create public drama, and ultimately demand that other people come swooping in to 'fix' things so tech is more suited to women.

how about we fix things so mining, or working on an oil rig, or on a building site, is more suited to men not dying all the time? sure, the vast majority of workplace deaths are male, and nobody seems to care, but hark! somewhere a pretty young girl is not being treated like the divinity and perfection that she supposedly is, and even (the horror!) is the target of some jokes! now THAT is fucking important. this is why we so desperately need more women in tech :/

matthewjumps · 2013-09-11T00:03:08+00:00

also her signoff was ridiculous: 'In one semester, my daughter learned why there are so few women in IT'

sure, its all about the fact that men are ALL chidlish bullies who cant help harrass women.

of course the fact that study after statistic shows that women largely PREFER other jobs, that give them more flexible hours, or that involve more direct social contact, has absolutely nothing to do with it. no, that couldnt have anything to do with it.

and of course it has nothing to do with the fact that jobs in general are in limited supply, hence people are motivated to be competitive, dominant and aggressive, towards both men and women, in order to get to the top? and perhaps some women and men are not able to deal with that kind of pressure and confrontation?

or perhaps it could be to do with biological differences between male and female spatial-visual processing which may make males more likely to lean towards that kind of activity?

no, no, its all a big sexist conspiracy! god men are all such assholes!

Title	This is creating quite a buzz on tech reddits/sites. The usual 'girls are scared out of tech' stuff.
Author	matthewjumps
Upvotes	0
Comments	13
Date	September 10, 2013 11:22 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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