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Tech bros' attitude to female colleagues stuck in dark ages (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave to c/news

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Almost one in five men in IT explain why fewer females work in the profession by arguing that "women are naturally less well suited to tech roles than men."

Feel free to check the calendar. No, we have not set the DeLorean for 1985. It is still 2023, yet anyone familiar with the industry over the last 30 years may feel a sense of déjà vu when reading the findings of a report by The Fawcett Society charity and telecoms biz Virgin Media O2.

The survey of nearly 1,500 workers in tech, those who have just left the industry, and women qualified in sciences, technology, or math, also found that a "tech bro" work culture of sexism forced more than 40 percent of women in the sector to think about leaving their role at least once a week.

Additionally, the study found 72 percent of women in tech have experienced at least one form of sexism at work. This includes being paid less than male colleagues (22 percent) and having their skills and abilities questioned (20 percent). Almost a third of women in tech highlighted a gender bias in recruitment, and 14 percent said they were made to feel uncomfortable because of their gender during the application process.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An unfortunate amount of men in the tech industry need a swift punch to the dick. I've spent years in IT jobs and have seen many deserving women passed up for promotions after being promised the job, women belittled, their input completely ignored, and have heard a fair amount of sexist remarks. Anyone who thinks women are less capable of tech work is a piece of garbage.

[–] banneryear1868 5 points 1 year ago

Being a computer nerd from childhood and growing up going to/organizing lan parties, gaming cons, being around that whole scene... you know about those weird guys who are just gross, uncomfortable around, naive towards women, sometimes feeling like their space is being invaded, thinking attractive women fake being nerds so they can get attention. The whole adjacent incel mindset as well. I've seen it take all sorts of forms, some perfectly innocent due to social isolation, potentially autism, just being intimidated by women especially if they're attractive. Sometimes it gets truly malicious and gross, and those guys need dick punches.

Like I'd have a guy walk in to a lan party, completely disheveled looking and unkempt, smelly, and he'd get pissed that "we didn't say there'd be girls here," implying he would have cleaned up if that were the case. I forgive any sort of mental illness or autism related thing when it comes to this, but it's not an excuse when it's clear they understand it's an issue. One guy once brought his freshman "Asian girlfriend" who could barely speak English, and would talk about their sex in gross ways in front of her without her knowing. That was a tough one because they were inseparable the whole time and finding a way to tell him to stfu without making her uncomfortable was a challenge. Someone blew up at him after the event and he never made it out again.