The problem is that social activists have discovered computing. Now they are trying to force their world view into the tech domain because they have failed to impart change in the real world.
Hence the faux moral outrage over gendered words.
Hence the hounding of Brendan Eich for his personal views which had no bearing on his technical competency.
Hence the Gnome foundation running out of money because they diverted all their funds to a women's outreach program instead of focusing on software development.
Right now, in the real world, scantily-clad women in bikins are draped across magazine covers, sporting events segregate the sexes, and in many Islamic countries women are treated like slaves... yet somehow “The tech industry may have a problem with women"?
The process has to start somewhere. People in tech like to call themselves egalitarian and progressive, so they should be open to encouraging more people from different backgrounds to enter the pipeline.
Hence the faux moral outrage over gendered words.
Hence the hounding of Brendan Eich for his personal views which had no bearing on his technical competency.
Hence the Gnome foundation running out of money because they diverted all their funds to a women's outreach program instead of focusing on software development.
Right now, in the real world, scantily-clad women in bikins are draped across magazine covers, sporting events segregate the sexes, and in many Islamic countries women are treated like slaves... yet somehow “The tech industry may have a problem with women"?