tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post416934762507469790..comments2024-03-28T07:00:12.226-04:00Comments on Romance Novels for Feminists: The Gender Gap in Tech: CD Reiss's KING OF CODEJackie C. Hornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-12397419574257498422017-10-11T12:36:12.729-04:002017-10-11T12:36:12.729-04:00It's great that you have such a supportive pla...It's great that you have such a supportive place to work Sara! I've talked with several friends in tech who say that their work environments are far better than the one described in Reiss's book. But I've also talked to others who say, yeah, this is depressingly spot on. So, headway is being made, especially at the larger companies. But tech misogyny is still out there in the broader field.Jackie C. Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-54100857265293864102017-10-09T11:40:03.494-04:002017-10-09T11:40:03.494-04:00Wow - your post made me really appreciate my work ...Wow - your post made me really appreciate my work place. I work in IT for a university. We have a very large percentage of women and I don't think any of us feel alienated or uncomfortable. I'm always treated with respect by my fellow employees and I am not a computer tech (I'm a phone operator). They never treat me like I am stupid when I can't figure out things on my computer. <br />In fact, our last 2 CIO's were women. We now have a man in that position but he's incredibly friendly and accessible (where our last CIO was not interested in getting to know any of us).<br />Granted this is a different sort of field than you would find in Silicon Valley, it still makes me feel grateful that we have such an open and inviting workplace.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398802177166008567noreply@blogger.com