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[–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I know my pre-COVID office had a floor of nearly 200 engineers, and only 3 women.

Regardless of policy, bias is going to happen at that scale, usually not in favor of the women. Honestly makes me sad how tough it must be.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Every woman I've worked with (in software engineering) has been excellent at her job, presumably because the ones who aren't don't last in the industry at all.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago

    When I was younger, every time I'd attend a women leaders in STEM panel, they would inevitably ask them about hurdles and if they ever faced gender discrimination etc. Most often their answer was some version of "no". And it's relevant to point out they were most often tomboy/autistic coded af. I still think about how it never occurs to them that they were perfect examples of survivorship bias, and I'd rather hear the stories from the women who weren't so lucky.

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