Etsy Hacker Grants Support Female Programmers

samazon writes "Online retail shop Etsy announced a living-expenses grant program for women interested in attending the free Hacker School 3-month programming course. The program is hosted in various New York locations (NYU and Spotify have both hosted sessions) and not only is Etsy offering $5,000 grants to ten women who are accepted into the program, they're also hosting the summer course, and have offered enough space to double the class size to 40 students."

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Re:Sexism

[goose-incarnated]

You felt that way because you, as a female, were brought up to believe that you deserved respect simply for existing, while men are taught from an early age that they must prove themselves. Society as it is right now is still the same way. We are taught to respect the ladies, but the men we make jabs at. You wanted respect in your class? Sorry - it isn't going to happen because respect is in short supply in the male world, and no matter what the male grouping is, even without any females in it, we are constantly reminding each other that respect has to be earned because there isn't enough to go around.

That's how humans are built, that's how we evolved - if you don't like it you are free to start your own grouping, be it small business, large business, academic institution or even your own government, where the rules are different.