Comments on: Calling a Spade a Spade: A shift on my female perspective

By: estetik

estetik — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:43:57 +0000

very good article thanks admin for the post

By: Adele McAlear

Adele McAlear — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:45:23 +0000

Thanks for coming by Steve, and for asking. As I said in my post today on this blog, “women can’t advance in traditional male careers without the help and acceptance of men.”

Proactive steps to help women advance in tech: share what you know, mentor and encourage.

One more thing: defend. Just like racism, when there’s silent compliance around sexist remarks about women in the workplace, it hurts acceptance. As a man, if you defend a woman’s capabilities to other men, in closed doors or in an open meeting, that goes such a long way to changing attitudes.

Thank you, Steve, for wanting to know.

By: Cathy Brooks

Cathy Brooks — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:26:09 +0000

Your asking, Steve, is actually an excellent first step. Awareness. It is surprising to me that many men don’t consider the fact that in spite of advances, that women are still woefully underrepresented in our industry. Rachel’s insight about just reaching out to women in one’s immediate work environment is a good one. If you want to step out even further, there are organizations I mentioned above (Women 2.0 and Girls in Technology) that are always looking for speakers and topics for events they hold. And in spite of their names, they actually have a strong male following as well …

By: Rachel Happe

Rachel Happe — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:44:57 +0000

Hi Steve – thanks for stopping by and asking – from my perspective one of the most important things men can do in the workplace is making a little extra effort to reach out to the women around and below them – both socially and professionally. Doesn’t sound like anything huge but for all of us, it’s critical to feel like we have friends and mentors.

By: Steve Holoden

Steve Holoden — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:38:16 +0000

OK, so what (if anything) can men do to encourage the entry of women into technological professions. Besides the obvious absence of random harassment and blatant sexism, that is.