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		moistgorilla on Oct 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This is Not ok There is a huge stereotype that tech is for men. There is a ton of misogyny in the tech sector. The hope is that by bringing women into the tech sector this stereotype ceases to exist. This is important because there are women out there that get interested in tech but society pushes them away because it's not feminine. There is a ton of wasted potential out there.

verroq on Oct 1, 2012 [–]

Most men didn't pick tech because it's for men, they picked it because they liked it.

>There are women out there that get interested in tech but society pushes them away because it's not feminine

I'm not sure if it's societal pressure that is the deciding factor for young women they picking a field of interest.

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