reuleaux
Joined 9 years ago
Joined 9 years ago
I think you are missing the point of the argument for encouraging diversity. Discrimination is one aspect yes, but there's a lot to be said for encouraging young women to explore these fields just by having a visible number of women in those roles.
To me it would be wildly inconceivable for predisposition to certain jobs to be an inherent biological trait rather than something shaped by society.
This same comment is made every single time there's a discussion of gender equality in tech, and when examined betrays the entire "anti gender equality" narrative.
People are in fact pushing for women in every single one of the fields you mentioned:
Construction: http://www.nawic.org/nawic/NFSFScholarships.asp
Plumbing: https://www.aspe.org/WOA
Welding: https://app.aws.org/foundation/scholarships/air_products
The next point that's brought up is "well then why aren't people pushing for more men in female dominated industries." To which the answer is, they are, and have been for a long time: http://www.aamn.org/about-us/scholarships
It seems fishy to me when people are willing to speak out against diversity in tech without bothering to research any part of their argument.