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Eh-- work in tech in Norway and our female engineers definitely feel outnumbered and sometimes avoid outings unless another woman will be there. That's in egali
by ribfeast 9y ago
Eh-- work in tech in Norway and our female engineers definitely feel outnumbered and sometimes avoid outings unless another woman will be there. That's in egalitarian Scandinavia.
- makarb 9y agoThe fact that women prefer to be around women just highlights the simple fact that men and women are fundamentally different and that egalitarianism is a pipe dream.
- knorker 9y agoIs that a "fact"? http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/08/04/men-women-work-study/ http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/08/04/men-women-work-stud...
- vertex-four 9y ago> sometimes avoid outings unless another woman will be there I do this, regularly, in the UK. I really, really don't want to be the sole target of the one bigot in the room who none of the other men think is a problem (or at least not enough to speak to) - I'm meeting people to enjoy myself, and navigating the social complexities involved in accommodating people who attack me based on gender (plus other visible things I can't do much about) is not fun. Having another woman present tends to result in such behaviour being dialed down a tonne, or at least the ability to step out with her for a few minutes.
- Consultant32452 9y agoNorway is 97% white people, 95% of Norwegian descent. It's hard to say a country is egalitarian if it doesn't really have any diversity.
- tpolzer 9y agoOn the contrary, an egalitarian society is much easier to achieve if your population is homogeneous (it's just not a big achievement).