How Toxic Men Want To Make You Believe Women Aren’t Interested in Tech

It’s always men who come into my comments to tell me that women aren’t interested in tech — never women. They like to tell me — a woman — that not having an interest in tech or being unwilling “to do the work,” is why there are so few women in this space. And there is truth in that. Today, women are no longer interested in working in the tech space. But it’s not for the reasons these men think. Women are just as capable mathematicians, programmers or engineers. And no, there's no genetic difference between men and women that makes women less interested in science, tech, engineering or math (STEM). It’s toxic men and systemic barriers stopping women from working in tech. Men have made sure that working in tech isn’t fun for women. And “doing the work” doesn’t mean hard work. It means putting up with toxic and misogynistic behavior for lower pay. Let me quote a few comments on a recent <a href="https://medium.com/bitchy/we-need-feminist-technoscience-because-men-arent-good-at-creating-technology-for-all-65ae26679df2" rel="noopener">article</a> that I got from women who work in tech on the matter: <blockquote> “My wife is a very talented AI Engineer with STEM degrees from MIT. She gets bullied at literally every job she’s held since starting work.” “I’m a woman and I’ve been in Tech for 26 years. It’s miserable to be a woman in this industry. I’m the only woman in a 200 person organization. I’m constantly belittled, gaslit, and demonized.” </blockquote> <a href="https://medium.com/bitchy/how-toxic-men-want-to-make-you-believe-women-arent-interested-in-tech-28693d3784fc">Visit Now</a>