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People Were Asked To Name Women Tech Leaders. They Said 'Alexa' and 'Siri' (fastcompany.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: The tech industry has a persistent problem with gender inequality, particularly in its leadership ranks, and a new study from LivePerson underscores just how depressingly persistent it truly is. When the company asked a representative sample of 1,000 American consumers whether they could name a famous woman leader in tech, 91.7% of respondents drew a complete blank, while only 8.3% said they could. But wait, it gets worse: Of those 8.3% who said they could name a famous woman tech leader, only 4% actually could -- and a quarter of those respondents named "Siri" or "Alexa." Now, granted, this represents only about 10 people in the survey group, but that's 10 people for whom the most famous woman in tech is a virtual assistant.
"women in general are less likely to be interested in tech than men"
Why is that?
"nothing to do with inequality and everything to do with personal preference."
Oh please. You sound like all those men back in the day who said women weren't interested in sex.
Women are plenty interested in tech. But they see it dominated by dudes, and those that do persevere have to out up with all the bullshit. And then get called screaming harpies, bitches or complaining cunts.
Fuck off with your 'personal preference' bullshit.