babadabada

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   by babadabada 7y ago

   > I dare you to go to an average bar or club and try to talk about code with most young women. I dare you to go to an average bar or club and try to talk about code to literally any person.
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   by babadabada 7y ago

   How? Because making broad assumptions about 50% of the population isn't a cool thing to do. Especially given the excessive amount of nonsense women in tech (and not in tech) have to deal with on a daily basis. Talk like this leads to w
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   by babadabada 7y ago

   I'm a young woman in tech. I am happy to confirm that "since most young women aren't exactly excited to talk about code" is in fact some sexist bullshit.
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   by babadabada 7y ago

   I feel like this is an obvious answer, but everyone has things in common with everyone. Maybe you have a different job, different hobbies, or watch different TV shows, but those are not the only topics of conversation that exist. You live i