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[–] [email protected] 72 points 2 weeks ago (16 children)

Damn, and I thought the gender ratio on Lemmy was bad.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Eh, the women I know in tech aren't particularly interested in self-hosting. Not sure why, but women seem to have a stronger separation between work and hobbies, whereas the men I work with often do personal projects at home related to their work. I think the women I work with would be more than capable, they just seem uninterested.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think we are still in an age where few women were encouraged to do technical things growing up, and found those subjects later in school, university or work. I suspect that will change over the next ten years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's also a huge part of it. Statistically, the women you see in technical positions probably picked it in college instead of being a hobby as a kid, so they see it more as a career than a hobby. Hopefully that's the case, because I'd love to see more women get into it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The industry needs some diversity. Before it was all white men and now you can break down 80% of the industry into a few groups.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Agreed. It has gotten a lot better since I've been in the industry, but it still has a long way to go.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I also see some serious discrimination against women who don't fall into the narrow stereotype. They better wear makeup and be all proper or else they are rejected. It is especially bad if you are on the spectrum. When people see an weird guy they think nerd and it is normal. However that is very much not the case for women. It is taboo for a woman not to be good with people.

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