Dizzy Desi (10/5/2010)
By participating in events such as this, I feel that women are fueling their own lack of self confidence issues - and because it's essentially thrown into mens' faces, how are they not to treat us differently, when we are practically demanding it?!?!If women want to feel and be treated the same, why do they want to point out their differences? Why isn't there a "Men in Technology" group as well?
I think that's a crap attitude from someone that doesn't see an issue. Should women have not banded together to talk about the right to vote? Should blacks have not made an issue because they had "separate but equal" facilities?
Women band together because they're the minority in this business. They are paid less for no good reason other than men's view that they are worth less, or that men can get away with paying less. They are harassed, treated like objects, and disrespected. Pay attention to how men talk about women when they're not there and you might start to understand why this is an issue.
It's easy to dismiss when you're the majority and don't face these issues.