If women only see men or almost only men in jobs they’re going to naturally assume they aren’t wanted in those fields. And let’s face it, as much as diversity is sought after women AREN’T wanted in tech by a really large portion of the gatekeeping dudes pulling the strings.
Like, sure, I believe you about the hiring challenges but this is an Elon Musk company - do you even think he tried? Did you see what happened to Twitter’s personnel diversity when he arrived?
He can use it as a defense, but trust me, I am not defending him.
What I am trying to say is that in some industries the inequality is in the market. Whoever manage to balance it is doing it by putting down a lot of money and providing extra benefits (such as quick career progression). This means that whoever is not ready to do so will end up with a very imbalanced distribution. Musk has demonstrated that his focus is saving money, which is probably also one of the reasons he is ending up with only men. There are for sure others, but I believe it makes sense to consider the overall market.
To “overcome” the imbalance, you cannot really do it on the current market, because it is already imbalanced. What you have is companies that fight for a small pool of available employees, some will meet a decent diversity (with effort and money) others won’t be able to do so.
The problem has to be solved before, at a cultural level. As I said in another comment, for instance this imbalance is not a problem in pharma, where data science is probably majority women (I don’t know the stats, but this is my anecdotal experience). There is a cultural issue with women in tech that can be solved only with cultural changes and with generational change. Already z gen is in a better position than millennials or x gen. But more needs to be done
If women only see men or almost only men in jobs they’re going to naturally assume they aren’t wanted in those fields. And let’s face it, as much as diversity is sought after women AREN’T wanted in tech by a really large portion of the gatekeeping dudes pulling the strings.
Like, sure, I believe you about the hiring challenges but this is an Elon Musk company - do you even think he tried? Did you see what happened to Twitter’s personnel diversity when he arrived?
As said, I am not trying to defend him. He behaved extremely unprofessionally at Twitter.
It was just to give a bit of context
But it is a defense. Every unjustifiable hierarchy or segregation has been at one point deemed too difficult to overcome to be worth it.
He can use it as a defense, but trust me, I am not defending him.
What I am trying to say is that in some industries the inequality is in the market. Whoever manage to balance it is doing it by putting down a lot of money and providing extra benefits (such as quick career progression). This means that whoever is not ready to do so will end up with a very imbalanced distribution. Musk has demonstrated that his focus is saving money, which is probably also one of the reasons he is ending up with only men. There are for sure others, but I believe it makes sense to consider the overall market.
To “overcome” the imbalance, you cannot really do it on the current market, because it is already imbalanced. What you have is companies that fight for a small pool of available employees, some will meet a decent diversity (with effort and money) others won’t be able to do so.
The problem has to be solved before, at a cultural level. As I said in another comment, for instance this imbalance is not a problem in pharma, where data science is probably majority women (I don’t know the stats, but this is my anecdotal experience). There is a cultural issue with women in tech that can be solved only with cultural changes and with generational change. Already z gen is in a better position than millennials or x gen. But more needs to be done