There is this sub for women working in IT - that I won't name for obvious reasons.

Three-quarters of the sub could be summarized as this:

  1. My job is stressful - my colleague/boss is a jerk - I was made redundant / was not promoted.
  2. I am a woman.
  3. The only possible explanation is misogyny.

I've been working in IT my whole life, and let me tell you ladies: I have experienced all of that and more. And considering that I am a male, misogyny was probably not the reason. Stress, injustice, and bad bosses are an integral part of the breadwinner's experience. Welcome to the equal workplace!

But there are things that I have experienced that you have not:

  • Promotions and positions reserved for one gender in the name of equality.
  • Backroom channels between your female bosses and your female colleagues and reports, where all your outputs as an IT professional are scrutinized through the gender lens.
  • Frivolous reports to HR motivated by personal profit.

At this point in my career, I learned to fear my female colleagues because of the combination of oversized power they wield and the toxic victim mentality they are indoctrinated with.