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That's not necessarily to say that the rest of us are doing it deliberately (although some undoubtedly are). But it's important to grow our own awareness and build more inclusive cultures at our startups, and continue to be aware, work on improving ourselves, and, more than anything else, listen.
I'm down with Uber for cats though. Maybe with VR and drones?
The next steps (expressed as fact statements rather than calls to action) are quite explicit in the last paragraph.
> There's no need to wage war, pick out enemies, and blast people toward a more fair world.
I don't see any war-waging, just an explanation for the motivations for a well-identified new strategy.
Great plan maybe if we have time we can include memes.
Narratives can, of course, be changed pretty easily--"let's tell a new story"--while reality is a great deal more resistant. Conflating the two does a disservice to the people for whom it's reality, by suggesting that all they need to do is tell a new story.
I suspect that the degree to which one believes that reinforcing the narrative described is helpful correlates pretty strongly with the degree to which one believes that the narrative described is accurate.
i'm asking because i specifically want to know what unintended biases/habits I may have that i didn't realize.
thanks!
They would be the people to ask.
Google has been doing a bunch of research on this lately.
> Uber for cats
Isn't Uber the Uber for cats? http://blog.uber.com/KITTENS
> You rule.
the grass is always greener on the other side of fence. everyone believes everyone else must have it easier.
Edit: I am not certain this is how HN actually works, so it's just a guess.
You do have influence on the subtle sexism that creeps into your language, like they word "hysteric" just did. Now you know! Not using it again is a specific thing you can do to make the world a better place.
I suspect that the author of the manifesto felt negatively about her experiences as well. Perhaps you should take those negative feelings and go do something productive, like donate money to a women-in-tech charity, or help a female friend who's unhappy in her career find a new job at a healthier company.
You missed my point about the negativity. It makes me not wanting to do anything, that's the problem.
Why does this make you feel annoyed and accused?
Do you take the time to check your behaviors, talk to women (with humility), ask their stories, and see if you have done the wrong things (even accidentally)?
When I read something like this, it doesn't make me feel accused at all.
It makes me feel sympathetic to anyone who'd be compelled to write this.
It also makes me think, "I'm glad I have already gotten over my defensive posturing, because there was a time when I was more ignorant about others' struggles, and would have taken offense at this."
The clear plan of action is in the last sentence, most critically this sentence: "We're incorporating and fundraising and angel investing in other womens' companies."
It's not a detailed plan, of course, but its a manifesto, not a 5-year-plan.
Its a manifesto, its not really asking for a discussion, except among people -- from the face of it, women, specifically -- that are interested in participating.
In any case, if there's nothing to discuss, you don't need to discuss it.
Its here because someone posted it here; I'm saying that the page itself isn't calling for a discussion, its identifying complaints motivating action and a high-level description of the action the author(s) intend to undertake to address the situation identified in the complaints (similar to, e.g., the US Declaration of Independence.)
That it is not calling for a discussion doesn't mean that there is nothing in it to discuss, though it does mean that it is silly to criticize it for your perception that there is nothing in it to discuss. If you find nothing in it to discuss, you could simply not discuss it.
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