stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agoMen Overran a Job Fair for Women in Techwww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square441fedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down162file-text
arrow-up1382arrow-down1external-linkMen Overran a Job Fair for Women in Techwww.wired.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square441fedilinkfile-text
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoRead The Fucking Article, that’s the exact reason they allowed men at the conference in question: federal nondiscrimination laws
minus-squarecricket97@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoI’m saying I don’t buy that reason. There are no laws (afaik) that prevent exactly what I described. Federal discrimination laws typically refer to employment or public places, not private events.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThis is an employment related event. Anti discrimination laws apply to applicants. If it was just a networking event, no problem, ban men
Read The Fucking Article, that’s the exact reason they allowed men at the conference in question: federal nondiscrimination laws
I’m saying I don’t buy that reason. There are no laws (afaik) that prevent exactly what I described. Federal discrimination laws typically refer to employment or public places, not private events.
This is an employment related event. Anti discrimination laws apply to applicants.
If it was just a networking event, no problem, ban men