How to Get More Women in Tech in Under a Minute, Caroline Drucker

Caroline Drucker presents How to Get More Women in Tech in Under a Minute at Ignite NYC

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[christiekoehler]

Aside from a problematic definition of 'woman' (not all woman menstruate), this is a good talk on why not to use 'girl' to refer to an adult women, particularly those who work in technology. Thank you for addressing this pet peeve of mine!

[aviatrix2000]

This doesn't have anything to do with getting more women into technology fields. It just demonizes the term girl. And what does that say to girls?

[bitplane]

@videopostrrr The reality is that most women don't find geeky things interesting. and I'd say it's most likely biological. Males have less chance of reproducing, live shorter lives, are more likely to be stupid or smart and take more risks than females. Being prone to take a geeky obsession over something is nature's way of taking a risk, it's only been a useful part of society for a few tens of thousands of years.

[bougie1980]

@bitplane Hi there - FYI - I used to be product manager for our web app, iOS and Android apps.

[JXSmith84]

@videopostrrr

Not sure what you're getting at. Are you saying it's the fault of men that women do some things poorly because men expect them to do it poorly? If everyone told me I was bad with numbers, car maintenance, or shaved my legs etc. I would simply prove them wrong. A woman can study and become a brilliant engineer "in defiance of men" if she wants to, but too few even bother to try. Either the male dominated structures are just stating the truth, or women need to prove them wrong.

[bitplane]

Call yourself a girl, woman, man, boy or whatever you like, the only way you'll get respect from engineers is by having a passion for making stuff and striving to be awesome at it.

Regardless of whether she works for a technology company she's in marketing.

[videopostrrr]

@JXSmith84 You need to ask yourself why many women proclaim these things. It is because of expectations placed upon them by male dominated power structures. As a woman you are bad at numbers, you can't maintain a car, you shave your legs. You may not personally say these things to women but male dominated structures such as the media and big companies do. Its hard to stop that conditioning from taking effect when it is so prevalent.

[JXSmith84]

I'm sorry to say the biggest obstacle to getting women into tech is the attitude of most women. Believe me, us geeks would absolutely love to have more women around the office. Too many women proclaim with pride that they know nothing about computers, but would be ashamed to say that about literature. A man gifted with math/science skills is shunned by women, whereas a gifted writer is adored. It is EASIER for a woman to get into tech than a guy, because there are so few of you who try.

[mutez0r]

After 5 minutes of hearing this woman speak, all I can think of is why hasn't she made me a sandwich yet?

Hold the tomato.

[lizhenry]

I like calling myself an adult and see the point, but I don't think that I fucking *cause patriarchy* if I don't, nor does power inequity get magically fixed if I do, since MEN WHO HAVE POWER WILL STILL BEHAVE BADLY.

[michaeldhopkins]

Well, there aren't any men in tech either because they're all "guys" and "dudes" and "developers."