mox to [email protected]English • 3 months agoPlayboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journalsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1309
arrow-up1309external-linkPlayboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journalsarstechnica.commox to [email protected]English • 3 months agomessage-square185fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•3 months agoYeah, you’re right. But I’m a little optimistic. The image being widely used for decades is a symptom, not the cause of women being unwelcome. With it being finally banned, it seems like this is changing. Hopefully this means the root cause, misogyny in tech, is at an all time low.
minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglish10•3 months agoFully agreed, it was a symptom of a larger problem, not the problem itself. I hope in professional circles this trend continues.
Yeah, you’re right.
But I’m a little optimistic. The image being widely used for decades is a symptom, not the cause of women being unwelcome.
With it being finally banned, it seems like this is changing. Hopefully this means the root cause, misogyny in tech, is at an all time low.
Fully agreed, it was a symptom of a larger problem, not the problem itself. I hope in professional circles this trend continues.