@slatestarcodex FYI (i am not responding to anything else in your Aaronson piece), the issue with the "pipeline problem" theory of...
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@slatestarcodex Right, thing is, lots of us aren't engaging in "nerd-shaming", we're just aware of all the genuinely appalling behavior. -
@slatestarcodex Honestly? I'm in a REALLY GOOD little subcommunity inside the industry, and it still has some significant sexism issues. -
@slatestarcodex Women who are in less-congenial subfields have it a LOT WORSE than i do and i'm keenly aware because we talk to each other.
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@slatestarcodex That tumblr post has some good, important points. As i said, it really is a dilemma for a lot of us. :\ -
@slatestarcodex We are very aware that more women are needed to make things better, but we don't want to sacrifice our younger mentees... -
@slatestarcodex ...on the altar of collateral damage, either. -
@slatestarcodex It's a HARD FUCKING PROBLEM, is what i'm saying. Esp since a lot of women DO leave because of institutional sexism.
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@slatestarcodex (But, important note: it's not so much 'harassment', although that's part of it; it's the *institutional* sexism that's... -
@slatestarcodex ...the bigger issue. Women being punished for negotiating salaries, etc. There's good data on that.)
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