I am totally happy to discuss my experiences in a non-public post (I picked out a few incidents in my post in March about why I was quitting my job). I do not actually believe that people in non-gender-normative jobs will not be punished by their peers for doing so at any point in my lifetime. The US military is actually putting energy into their problem - private industry tends to ignore the elephant in the room. My hope is that the military will set a good example on this front.
It clear that some of these commenters do not actually experience sexism (or do not notice the sexism that surrounds them), and that is awesome! I am happy for them. Honestly, if I knew what I was getting into I would have found a different field to work in. Some days, I do not want to be an example of a woman that can man up.
Some people think that IT is not better than it used to be (ie, it improved in the 80s and declined in the late 90s, so we are not at 60s level of hostility). It varies a lot; dangerpudding's new job sounds amazingly awesome. Most of my jobs have been on par with the rest of her career.
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It clear that some of these commenters do not actually experience sexism (or do not notice the sexism that surrounds them), and that is awesome! I am happy for them. Honestly, if I knew what I was getting into I would have found a different field to work in. Some days, I do not want to be an example of a woman that can man up.
Some people think that IT is not better than it used to be (ie, it improved in the 80s and declined in the late 90s, so we are not at 60s level of hostility). It varies a lot; dangerpudding's new job sounds amazingly awesome. Most of my jobs have been on par with the rest of her career.