By definition, spam is unsolicited. If someone gives a website their email address, and they are sent website-related content, it's not spam. If the receiver doesn't like it, it's called email-the-receiver-didn't-like,…
There are several of these people/stories out there. All still use some kind of currency, though. Usually favors, or they trade physical things. What's wrong with a paycheck when you're doing work that solves a problem?…
Beautifully said. My mind always goes there too.
Sorry, I hate to be this person, but do you know who the high-paid, "celebrity" hair stylists are? Men. If you look at all the communications careers-- teachers, psychologists, marketers. Men make the most money and…
You're obviously not even trying to understand this.
To be clear, what we're talking about here is not a simple interpersonal issue. It's sexism within a company. It doesn't matter whether the source of that sexism is the way the men treat women, or whether its the way a…
Women can absolutely be sexist towards other women-- as in a jealousy scenario. Sexism is being targeted because of your gender. The fact that this is not obvious explains a lot.
Have you ever heard of gaslighting? I don't know what actually happened with this woman either, but it is unfair to say, "Tell us what exact event caused this." Many people have developed PTSD from a traumatic childhood…
Says a person who has obviously never been in such a situation and can't even imagine the reality. It's cartoon-ish to say, "Well then I'd sue and everything would be worth it." Know why most women don't sue? Death…
She never said GitHub "wasn't like that" as much as that she was doing her best to change the situation from inside of her own company (GitHub). She encouraged women to join GitHub because of the change she was working…
Not all women are extroverts? I'm a woman and could go without seeing people for a very long time. I think this is a huge misunderstanding of what it means to have a preference for the "social." It's about the purpose…
You really want to present this law as a matter of women wanting an "out"? You have no idea why anyone is advocating for this. I have no problem talking "men's issues." I have a problem, though, talking about men's…
You can't see the irony in this.
HN readers in these gender discussions are so outright condescending, hateful, and knowingly, deliberately unreasonable-- not to mention "othering"-- it makes me consider never coming to this website ever again. Thank…
I have to disagree, because I don't see what being tech-savvy has to do with it. There are therapists, landscapers, used car dealers, craftsmen, accountants, etc. All kinds of people are small business owners and have…
This is the part that confuses me, I guess. The business owner gets the email. It sounds spammy. Maybe they fall for it anyway and receive the article to post. But don't they then realize that it's crappy? It's not as…
Exactly. I've been an avid guest blogger, and it has never had anything to do with Google. It's about a wide-reaching, respected brand vouching for my work. There's no PR more valuable than when a relevant influencer…
I'm not sure if this is an insult, but it reads like one.
To add my own experiential insight as a female who started coding at 11 (without the aid or encouragment of a parent like you!)... Reflecting on my thought processes at that age, I remember it being entirely about 2…
I've been considering what interested my 11-year-old {female} self about programming. The question keeps popping up, and the only answers I've seen are so vague that I feel something of a moral obligation to offer my…
To state the obvious: female rape jokes are everywhere, all the time. Both are terrible, of course.
Saying "your average uncle joe" does not ring sexist to me? You're drawing a comparison, to whomever you want to, and not making any radical assumption about a specified group of people. As for your rape anecdote... I…
I read a study once that said people who think they have no bias are the most behaviorally biased people of all.
Truth. I figured after Facebook started using "they" in a singular sense that the grammar rules would change. They have only unofficially.
I definitely wouldn't have reacted if I was personally involved in this. However, I do think it's worth pointing out how masculine pronouns can wear a girl down over time / create general awkwardness (ie: Send your "web…
By definition, spam is unsolicited. If someone gives a website their email address, and they are sent website-related content, it's not spam. If the receiver doesn't like it, it's called email-the-receiver-didn't-like,…
There are several of these people/stories out there. All still use some kind of currency, though. Usually favors, or they trade physical things. What's wrong with a paycheck when you're doing work that solves a problem?…
Beautifully said. My mind always goes there too.
Sorry, I hate to be this person, but do you know who the high-paid, "celebrity" hair stylists are? Men. If you look at all the communications careers-- teachers, psychologists, marketers. Men make the most money and…
You're obviously not even trying to understand this.
To be clear, what we're talking about here is not a simple interpersonal issue. It's sexism within a company. It doesn't matter whether the source of that sexism is the way the men treat women, or whether its the way a…
Women can absolutely be sexist towards other women-- as in a jealousy scenario. Sexism is being targeted because of your gender. The fact that this is not obvious explains a lot.
Have you ever heard of gaslighting? I don't know what actually happened with this woman either, but it is unfair to say, "Tell us what exact event caused this." Many people have developed PTSD from a traumatic childhood…
Says a person who has obviously never been in such a situation and can't even imagine the reality. It's cartoon-ish to say, "Well then I'd sue and everything would be worth it." Know why most women don't sue? Death…
She never said GitHub "wasn't like that" as much as that she was doing her best to change the situation from inside of her own company (GitHub). She encouraged women to join GitHub because of the change she was working…
Not all women are extroverts? I'm a woman and could go without seeing people for a very long time. I think this is a huge misunderstanding of what it means to have a preference for the "social." It's about the purpose…
You really want to present this law as a matter of women wanting an "out"? You have no idea why anyone is advocating for this. I have no problem talking "men's issues." I have a problem, though, talking about men's…
You can't see the irony in this.
HN readers in these gender discussions are so outright condescending, hateful, and knowingly, deliberately unreasonable-- not to mention "othering"-- it makes me consider never coming to this website ever again. Thank…
I have to disagree, because I don't see what being tech-savvy has to do with it. There are therapists, landscapers, used car dealers, craftsmen, accountants, etc. All kinds of people are small business owners and have…
This is the part that confuses me, I guess. The business owner gets the email. It sounds spammy. Maybe they fall for it anyway and receive the article to post. But don't they then realize that it's crappy? It's not as…
Exactly. I've been an avid guest blogger, and it has never had anything to do with Google. It's about a wide-reaching, respected brand vouching for my work. There's no PR more valuable than when a relevant influencer…
I'm not sure if this is an insult, but it reads like one.
To add my own experiential insight as a female who started coding at 11 (without the aid or encouragment of a parent like you!)... Reflecting on my thought processes at that age, I remember it being entirely about 2…
I've been considering what interested my 11-year-old {female} self about programming. The question keeps popping up, and the only answers I've seen are so vague that I feel something of a moral obligation to offer my…
To state the obvious: female rape jokes are everywhere, all the time. Both are terrible, of course.
Saying "your average uncle joe" does not ring sexist to me? You're drawing a comparison, to whomever you want to, and not making any radical assumption about a specified group of people. As for your rape anecdote... I…
I read a study once that said people who think they have no bias are the most behaviorally biased people of all.
Truth. I figured after Facebook started using "they" in a singular sense that the grammar rules would change. They have only unofficially.
I definitely wouldn't have reacted if I was personally involved in this. However, I do think it's worth pointing out how masculine pronouns can wear a girl down over time / create general awkwardness (ie: Send your "web…