http://words.samipeachey.com.au/?p=77#comment-461
Go read this.
If you think about this, women face these kinds of hurdles not just in tech but in various areas which may be male dominated, or even if it isn't male dominated.
You need to be incredibly self driven, and motivated to work as hard as you can and really strive for the best. I do not see myself naturally wanting to do that in this course. Which is very worrying as I am destined to fail miserably if this continues and that interest doesn't build up.
I have been incredibly lucky in the 3/4 of my first year at uni to have made friends easily and found people incredibly helpful.
However this was a bit of a surprise to me, and when I would talk to my high school friends about this saying how i've easily made a lot of friends I received comments such as - "It's because you are a girl, that's why you made friends".
Upon hearing this I was shocked. Of course us girls became friends due to the fact that there were only a few of us and we didn't want to feel alone and all those reasons. But I wondered if I was simply naive and the lack of females in our courses was a reason why a lot of the guys chose to become friends with me/us girls. Whether that was their initial reasoning to interact with us. Perhaps now that they know us and our personalities better the situation is different. However this is something I am curious about.
I now also wonder if I hadn't been an enthusiastic and friendly (I think) person during the first weeks of uni, would the same result - a large friend circle be achieved?
Almost every single guy I spoke to would say something along the lines of "If you ever have any questions, I'll be happy to help". I wonder whether they said the same to fellow males or not.
Personally, I really appreciate articles such as that one as they really open up new perspectives, show the reality of things.
Also I need to get my life together. I still dont have my Ls
Regards,
Nehal Jain
Interesting stuff! I often wonder if I'm being unconsciously sexist, but then, if I don't know I'm doing it, how can I help it? It must be awful to think some people are just being nice to you because you're a girl and not your personality. Keep posting! I might start posting again on my blog, but my English friends have found out about, and although they're nice, they sort of make fun of me for it :/ Hope you're having fun at Uni!
ReplyDeleteNote: What I wrote is very one-sided. I no doubt also stereotype and probably have a sexist way of thinking.
DeleteIt's very hard to judge oneself unless someonelse points it out to you but even then the other person won't know your true intentions - you just have to reflect on it I guess. It's just an eye opener for me to not be immediately trusting and to be wary of people around me :p
It's be awesome if you'd start blogging again - I'd love to hear what's going on in your life - I have even lost track of what yr you are in (coz of yr 12/13 differences in England). It's a pity about your friends though. Perhaps you can restrict who can see your posts? Not sure...