stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agoMen Overran a Job Fair for Women in Techwww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou were so close at the end there…. Now ask yourself why women don’t choose a career in IT? (Hint, it’s not because the requisites of the field)
minus-squarelobut@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI also always found it weird when I hear that women choose jobs that don’t get paid more. As opposed to people asking why are womens jobs have been historically devalued.
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoBecause jobs are paid not by how valuable they are to society but by how much profit they generate for their employers.
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNot profit, but how hard the role is to fill. More supply, less demand in terms of salary.
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoTeachers are in short supply and get shit pay.
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoBecause men and women have different preferences? How is this a problem? Should men and women like the same things?
You were so close at the end there…. Now ask yourself why women don’t choose a career in IT? (Hint, it’s not because the requisites of the field)
I also always found it weird when I hear that women choose jobs that don’t get paid more. As opposed to people asking why are womens jobs have been historically devalued.
Because jobs are paid not by how valuable they are to society but by how much profit they generate for their employers.
Not profit, but how hard the role is to fill. More supply, less demand in terms of salary.
Teachers are in short supply and get shit pay.
Because men and women have different preferences? How is this a problem? Should men and women like the same things?