I think saying "men are just bad is a huge stretch". But i can honestly say (as a woman who has been in tech 20 years and is under 40) you definitely encounter some push back. Some is passive, some is right in your face, and some is totally inappropriate. You would be shocked at some of the statements i heard from men in tech in the late 90s early 2000's when i was almost always the only woman on the team. For years it felt like some team members woke up everyday with the goal in mind to get me out of the industry completely. Now i know a lot of these folks were from a different generation and i made them quite uncomfortable just being present, but i assure you it has not been an easy ride. If i had a dollar for everytime some jerk off made a side comment that i probably got my assignment because i was "cute", i could retire comfortably. Not because i have 20 years experience and am respected. It's just one of those things you learn to deal with and swallow if you have the stones (which i do). But breaking into a industry as dominated as Tech is, isn't for the faint of heart. As the years go by, the "guys" are a lot more accepting and dare i say, comfortable with me. But still to this day, i bump into folks who are surprised and confused when i arrive as part of the dev team. It's just the way it is. But i'm not going anywhere.
They are good paying jobs, and i love it. Been in tech 20 years. In that experience, there were quite a few projects where the crusty old tech guys had ZERO interest in having women on the team. Some blatantly refused to work with me...As the years have gone on, it has dwindles some...still though it can be rough. Oh and for the record; twice now i have worked on a heavily women dominated team, NEVER AGAIN. Women cannot work together in large groups. They are insane. It was constantly a battle of who could ruin the other team members lives first or sabotage their work. I'll stick to my regular dev group with my guys any day. They respect me and i respect them.
i have a couple pretty hilarous geeky bumper stickers and hot dang do i get some slack for it...
i swear it makes me a moving target but oh well, crash my wheels just means i get a new car!
thank god for gap insurance
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I think saying "men are just bad is a huge stretch". But i can honestly say (as a woman who has been in tech 20 years and is under 40) you definitely encounter some push back. Some is passive, some is right in your face, and some is totally inappropriate. You would be shocked at some of the statements i heard from men in tech in the late 90s early 2000's when i was almost always the only woman on the team. For years it felt like some team members woke up everyday with the goal in mind to get me out of the industry completely. Now i know a lot of these folks were from a different generation and i made them quite uncomfortable just being present, but i assure you it has not been an easy ride. If i had a dollar for everytime some jerk off made a side comment that i probably got my assignment because i was "cute", i could retire comfortably. Not because i have 20 years experience and am respected. It's just one of those things you learn to deal with and swallow if you have the stones (which i do). But breaking into a industry as dominated as Tech is, isn't for the faint of heart. As the years go by, the "guys" are a lot more accepting and dare i say, comfortable with me. But still to this day, i bump into folks who are surprised and confused when i arrive as part of the dev team. It's just the way it is. But i'm not going anywhere.
They are good paying jobs, and i love it. Been in tech 20 years. In that experience, there were quite a few projects where the crusty old tech guys had ZERO interest in having women on the team. Some blatantly refused to work with me...As the years have gone on, it has dwindles some...still though it can be rough. Oh and for the record; twice now i have worked on a heavily women dominated team, NEVER AGAIN. Women cannot work together in large groups. They are insane. It was constantly a battle of who could ruin the other team members lives first or sabotage their work. I'll stick to my regular dev group with my guys any day. They respect me and i respect them.
i have a couple pretty hilarous geeky bumper stickers and hot dang do i get some slack for it... i swear it makes me a moving target but oh well, crash my wheels just means i get a new car! thank god for gap insurance
last time i checked i was one girlie girl, and i write code... maybe all that red bull is making me write more thoughtful, sensitive code lol.