- cross-posted to:
- feminism@beehaw.org
- women@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- feminism@beehaw.org
- women@lemmy.world
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The thing with Lemmy is, that it’s a very “nerd” place. The amount of Linux and science content I see is quite a lot. Women(as from my experience) don’t care about tech or science that much. I don’t really know how to actively change this, but I think with Lemmy growing it may decrease, but I’m not to sure since its the Linux and privacy nerds who are more likely to switch to Lemmy.
It’s more that women are harassed out of science and tech than that they don’t care about it.
I hear this a lot and while I feel that’s a contributing factor I find it difficult to believe that sexism is the only explanation for the overwhelming male dominance in tech, and both tech and science tend to lean liberal.
Then why are there so many tramswomen in tech?
California has more than average because people in the big coastal cities are less likely to murder their neighbor for being trans than in a lot of other places. So people move to California.
I don’t think there are very many out trans individuals in tech given that.
Your two statements contradict each other.