Comments on: Sexism and Other Prejudices in the Technology World http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2009/04/23/252/ James Higgs's Blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:53:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Just a Girl - Why we put on the “Balancing Tech Culture” debate @GeeknRolla http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2009/04/23/252/comment-page-1/#comment-2656 Just a Girl - Why we put on the “Balancing Tech Culture” debate @GeeknRolla Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:56:26 +0000 http://blog.jameshiggs.com/?p=252#comment-2656 [...] James Higgs [Milo's] argument boils down to “men and women are different, men are better at tech, deal with it”. This is bullshit. Here’s why. [...] [...] James Higgs [Milo's] argument boils down to “men and women are different, men are better at tech, deal with it”. This is bullshit. Here’s why. [...]

]]> By: Dorothy http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2009/04/23/252/comment-page-1/#comment-2655 Dorothy Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:48:13 +0000 http://blog.jameshiggs.com/?p=252#comment-2655 Indeed it is old, and still odious. There must be a different perspective which takes the arguments to a different level. I have a 'little woman' anecdote which is suitable only for offline telling. Indeed it is old, and still odious. There must be a different perspective which takes the arguments to a different level. I have a ‘little woman’ anecdote which is suitable only for offline telling.

]]> By: higgis http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2009/04/23/252/comment-page-1/#comment-2654 higgis Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:22:01 +0000 http://blog.jameshiggs.com/?p=252#comment-2654 What really annoyed me about it was the misdirection: "[Milo] finds this discussion patronising to women". Whereas saying "never mind dear, try something you can get your pretty little woman head around" is not, I suppose? It's an old argument, but it doesn't get any less odious unfortunately. What really annoyed me about it was the misdirection: “[Milo] finds this discussion patronising to women”. Whereas saying “never mind dear, try something you can get your pretty little woman head around” is not, I suppose?

It’s an old argument, but it doesn’t get any less odious unfortunately.

]]> By: Dorothy http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2009/04/23/252/comment-page-1/#comment-2653 Dorothy Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:10:45 +0000 http://blog.jameshiggs.com/?p=252#comment-2653 Although I'm in violent agreement with you I have to admit I was disappointed by the panel transcript - I couldn't make the event but had taken part in the survey and was curious as to what the outcome would be. The write-up of the discussion made it sound slightly sixth-form debate. Which is interesting because I remember taking part in something similar thirty (yes thirty) years ago when I was a sixth-former, although the discussion then was about women in engineering. We don't seem to have made much progress, and I feel that I'm a classic example - starting off in tech development but ending up in marketing - yes within some very entrepreneurial companies, but still not leading the innovation path. Perhaps stage 2 discussion is that - is marketing the kitchen sink equivalent for women in tech? Although I’m in violent agreement with you I have to admit I was disappointed by the panel transcript – I couldn’t make the event but had taken part in the survey and was curious as to what the outcome would be. The write-up of the discussion made it sound slightly sixth-form debate. Which is interesting because I remember taking part in something similar thirty (yes thirty) years ago when I was a sixth-former, although the discussion then was about women in engineering. We don’t seem to have made much progress, and I feel that I’m a classic example – starting off in tech development but ending up in marketing – yes within some very entrepreneurial companies, but still not leading the innovation path. Perhaps stage 2 discussion is that – is marketing the kitchen sink equivalent for women in tech?

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