> As a woman in tech, I've never experienced any hostility, any implication I didn't belong. I was never intimidated by male professors and TAs and lab partners
It is great to hear that this is possible. In my area, the only way to ensure that women aren't discriminated in a group is to
1) make the group consist of at least 30%-40% women, or
2) have a women as an authority in the group (presenter, boss, teacher, ...)
Sometimes, even that doesn't help. So although you suffer from positive discrimination, I think it is really great that you don't suffer from any negative dicrimination.
> Whatever the reason, women in tough, competitive fields are rare, and the tougher and more competitive and more elite it gets, the rarer they are. I don't know why that is. Frankly, I don't care.
If I understand you correctly, you don't care because you are part of the elite. But what about the women who are just "average" in tech?
It is great to hear that this is possible. In my area, the only way to ensure that women aren't discriminated in a group is to
1) make the group consist of at least 30%-40% women, or
2) have a women as an authority in the group (presenter, boss, teacher, ...)
Sometimes, even that doesn't help. So although you suffer from positive discrimination, I think it is really great that you don't suffer from any negative dicrimination.
> Whatever the reason, women in tough, competitive fields are rare, and the tougher and more competitive and more elite it gets, the rarer they are. I don't know why that is. Frankly, I don't care.
If I understand you correctly, you don't care because you are part of the elite. But what about the women who are just "average" in tech?