I think I left that a little vague (the original title was clearer about me staying in IT). I'm still a developer.
It may exist in every industry, but this is the one I've chosen, and this is where I can start to make a change.
It may exist in every industry, but this is the one I've chosen, and this is where I can start to make a change.
Good! I think that's the right decision. I can't imagine what would cause the world to get better about this aside from women, on a global scale, making it very clear that it's not OK.
2. You'd be shocked how much better my environment would be if, when I expressed concern about something, I was not told to 'lighten up', but if my concern was treated as valid.
I think the people who pay attention to things like your blog post are the people who are already sympathetic.
It's like if you wrote a guide about "How To Not Be An Asshole", assholes would probably not read it.
"Katie, lighten up"
to
"Bob, stop being such a creepy fuck. It's unacceptable".
Women shouldn't have be the only ones calling out their peers for making othering comments - everyone can do that.