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#womenintech true story.
A colleague invited me to a party.
One guy intro'd himself and asked me what I do.
Me: I'm a developer.
Him: Uh 'developer' can mean a lot of things. What do you *actually* do?
My colleague had to back me up and I explain that I do program at work.
A colleague invited me to a party.
One guy intro'd himself and asked me what I do.
Me: I'm a developer.
Him: Uh 'developer' can mean a lot of things. What do you *actually* do?
My colleague had to back me up and I explain that I do program at work.
Please take a moment and read the retweets with comments.
There are so many stories where this came from.
Calling all #womenintech and #WomenWhoCode to RT with their stories.
There are so many stories where this came from.
Calling all #womenintech and #WomenWhoCode to RT with their stories.
I am BLOWN AWAY by the responses to this thread. Keep them coming.
To clear up questions below, this guy DID NOT believe me. My colleague & I went on to specify Obj-C programmer & he undermined my abilities.
Bottom line: BELIEVE WOMEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU WHAT THEY DO FOR WORK.
To clear up questions below, this guy DID NOT believe me. My colleague & I went on to specify Obj-C programmer & he undermined my abilities.
Bottom line: BELIEVE WOMEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU WHAT THEY DO FOR WORK.
Adding the hashtags #SexismInTech and #FemSTEM, #FemMed to be more inclusive to others who experience these issues (non-binary, people who present as feminine or non-masculine, and people in adjacent fields in STEM).
