mox to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoPlayboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journalsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square184arrow-up1313arrow-down19
arrow-up1304arrow-down1external-linkPlayboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journalsarstechnica.commox to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square184
minus-square@yetAnotherUser@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish6•3 months agoYeah, you’re right. But I’m a little optimistic. The image being widely used for decades is a symptom, not the cause of women being unwelcome. With it being finally banned, it seems like this is changing. Hopefully this means the root cause, misogyny in tech, is at an all time low.
minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoFully agreed, it was a symptom of a larger problem, not the problem itself. I hope in professional circles this trend continues.
Yeah, you’re right.
But I’m a little optimistic. The image being widely used for decades is a symptom, not the cause of women being unwelcome.
With it being finally banned, it seems like this is changing. Hopefully this means the root cause, misogyny in tech, is at an all time low.
Fully agreed, it was a symptom of a larger problem, not the problem itself. I hope in professional circles this trend continues.