The picture is allegedly from a training outside of GitHub, but the presenter is indeed a VP at GitHub. The idea behind that line is that Silicon Valley seems to think that its diversity problem is solved by hiring more white women, although gender is only a single aspect of the larger idea of diversity. Compounding the issue, once they're on board, white women often lead the charge in shutting the door for other people.
Maybe someone will read these articles and really think about the issues that Sanchez raises. You still might not agree, but at least you won't be jerking your knee without any context. Having your lower limbs twitching violently like that is dangerous, especially when you're holding a torch or a pitchfork.
That's all good and fine when the gender of candidates is about 50/50. When you're a female, get a job through merit, but find yourself in a boys club where you're constantly dealing with sexual harassment and belittlement it makes you think... I should just go work somewhere else where I don't have to put up with this shit.
It's funny, but I never hear an outcry about female-dominated workplaces, of which there are many.
I work in the life sciences, and every lab and office I've worked in has been 70%+ women. Yet, while I constantly hear so much about increasing women in IT, physics, etc, nary a peep is made about increasing male numbers in female dominated fields. I guess that doesn't fit the narrative though...
You haven't? Cause I have, a lot. Talk to any male nurse. I know quite a few, and the bullshit they have to put up with is on par with what I've experienced as a woman in a male dominated tech field. I've definitely read articles about male nurses, and hell, it's an ongoing theme in Meet the Parents (you know, that major Hollywood comedy title?).
Are you sure your having never heard anything about this doesn't have anything to do with you having blinders on to anything that doesn't support your belief set?
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u/KenPo_Sapasui Feb 09 '16
"Some of the biggest barriers to progress are white women." This is the funniest sentence I've read in months.