Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Techwww.wired.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: twoxchromosomes@slrpnk.netfeminism@kbin.socialtechnews@radiation.party stopthatgirl7 ( @stopthatgirl7@kbin.social ) Feminism • 9 months ago message-square27fedilinkarrow-up153
arrow-up153external-linkMen Overran a Job Fair for Women in Techwww.wired.com stopthatgirl7 ( @stopthatgirl7@kbin.social ) Feminism • 9 months ago message-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: twoxchromosomes@slrpnk.netfeminism@kbin.socialtechnews@radiation.party
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
minus-square Otome-chan ( @Otome-chan@kbin.social ) linkfedilink15•9 months ago>Promotes self id for nonbinary >Event is for nonbinary people >Get upset when people identify as nonbinary and attend the event I’m not sure I’m seeing why people are upset?
minus-square superflippy ( @superflippy@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink11•9 months agoPeople are upset because a lot of masc-presenting people crowded the job fair, cut in line, and shoved people out of the way. Others who were attending expected the conference to be a place safe from that sort of aggression & it wasn’t.
minus-square Mia ( @Lapislazuli@feddit.de ) linkfedilink2•9 months agoThe people attending where mostly just cis men not non binary. I don’t know how you get the idea that suddenly lots of people start identifying as non binary when the event is open for men.
>Promotes self id for nonbinary
>Event is for nonbinary people
>Get upset when people identify as nonbinary and attend the event
I’m not sure I’m seeing why people are upset?
People are upset because a lot of masc-presenting people crowded the job fair, cut in line, and shoved people out of the way. Others who were attending expected the conference to be a place safe from that sort of aggression & it wasn’t.
The people attending where mostly just cis men not non binary.
I don’t know how you get the idea that suddenly lots of people start identifying as non binary when the event is open for men.