Interesting read - the bit about T-shirts and Hackathons has been the
subject of gendergap workgroup discussions at WMNL. Btw, swag = "stuff we
all get"
I like a few of the ideas, such as geeky nerds may become more misogynist
than non-geeky non-nerdy men because of the bullying they underwent as
schoolkids. I would say that fits with studies of perpetrators who end up
in prison. That could also be the reason for the weirdly harsh language
used in some of the Gamergate battlegrounds. The other thing I agree with
is that the concept of a meritocracy is a myth and that our society values
strange behaviors, such as the ability to act like an entrepreneur while
pulling a regular paycheck, which is a contradiction in terms.
On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 10:41 PM, Joseph Reagle <joseph.2011(a)reagle.org>
wrote:
On 12/17/2015 04:22 PM, Pine W wrote:
One of my personal hopes is that technologies and
tech organizations
promote meritocracy
BTW: "meritocracy" can be a bit of a contentious term in this contexts:
http://reagle.org/joseph/2015/merit/merit.html
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