Enh, I disagree. I do agree that the tech industry is being specifically scapegoated - I actually find the tech environment much more welcoming to women because people are willing to speak openly about inequality - but I don't think we're quite at the stage where we can say we have total equality of opportunity.
Unconscious biases are very real, and they do affect the career choices for both men and women at an early age. Google's Director of HR, Brian Welle, did a really excellent presentation on unconscious biases and how we can respond and adjust to them. If you have a lazy afternoon, I really recommend a good watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLjFTHTgEVU
I think it would be great to have more lady plumbers and even better to have more house husbands! There's been a rise of house husbands among the Millennial generation who are incredibly fulfilled by the fact that they get to bound with their children, and I think that's great! But those house husbands - and the working women that support them - are unfortunately still often being shamed for their choices. Hopefully, by having open and constructive conversations like this one about it, we can slowly change that.
I would like to see a little more conversation and research and a bit less hand-wringing on stage, I will give you that. :)
Enh, I disagree. I do agree that the tech industry is being specifically scapegoated - I actually find the tech environment much more welcoming to women because people are willing to speak openly about inequality - but I don't think we're quite at the stage where we can say we have total equality of opportunity.
Unconscious biases are very real, and they do affect the career choices for both men and women at an early age. Google's Director of HR, Brian Welle, did a really excellent presentation on unconscious biases and how we can respond and adjust to them. If you have a lazy afternoon, I really recommend a good watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLjFTHTgEVU
I think it would be great to have more lady plumbers and even better to have more house husbands! There's been a rise of house husbands among the Millennial generation who are incredibly fulfilled by the fact that they get to bound with their children, and I think that's great! But those house husbands - and the working women that support them - are unfortunately still often being shamed for their choices. Hopefully, by having open and constructive conversations like this one about it, we can slowly change that.
I would like to see a little more conversation and research and a bit less hand-wringing on stage, I will give you that. :)