Berners-Lee Challenges 'Stupid' Male Geek Culture

ZDOne wrote with a link to a ZDNet article discussing some comments made by Tim Berners-Lee on the discrimination women face within 'stupid male geek culture'. The respected developer expressed frustration at a culture that would 'disregard the work of capable female engineers, and put others off entering the profession.' From the article: "'It's a complex problem -- we find bias against women by women. There are bits of male geek culture and engineer culture that are stupid. They should realize that they could be alienating people who are smarter and better engineers,' said Berners-Lee. Engineering research facilities that interview candidates based only on how many papers they have had published also risk adding to the problem, according to Berners-Lee, because of an apparent in-built bias against women."

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Bias both ways

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Bias exists in lots of professions both ways. There is a stigma against male grade-school teachers (fear of sexual abuse) and male nurses. And these are not "low level" careers, for nursing pays relative well these days.