The Sexist Men in Tech Need to Grow Up, Now
Personally, I don't think technology is the only valuable thing in the world; writing, music, and the rest of the arts, medicine, human relations, politics, and so on are pretty important things too, and let's face it content was, is, and will always be king.
That said if men continue to act like jerks, it is no wonder women will go into anything but technology.
Over the past few days, there were numerous reports out of Blackhat / DEFCON about blatant sexism.
The first, that CISCO had a 'pose with a babe' opportunity
@CiscoSecurity: Tweet us a picture with our Raven girls at Booth 101! #BlackHat
The tweet, and the picture have since been deleted, after the denizens of Twitter tore them a new one.
However, it didn't stop there. Apparently there were presentation slides filled with comely women, and the best yet! Some idiot hired STRIPPERS to play a public game of 'Hacker Jeopardy'.
@0xabad1dea
Of course after checking morning twitter I learn defcon had strippers at jeopardy or something. Of only one gender, of course.
@DrPizza
That a girl was being stripped as a reward at hacker jeopardy at #defcon was pretty incredible.
This has to stop NOW.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130803_the_sexist_men_in_tech_need_to_grow_up_now/
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and can't stop thinking about it eww.
In your dreams maybe.
I was referring to experiences that women face in the tech industry. I thought that was clear. Why would I want to continue with that subject? Unless, it does bother you and that would mean you might be able to relate to others feelings, which is the only facet of that conversation that interested me.
because the whole reason for sexism is the separation of the sexes. Without gender there would be no sexism. Looking at it from a psychological view, men and women have different thoughts on sex and gender. I will take a look at hose reading materials, thanks 
This shit needs to stop.
Try to speak about this issue within the context it is presented, please.
from the article, I assume you did not read:
but if women just avoid the people perpetrating the [crap], then women lose opportunity and access.
On the other hand, if women call it out, then we also risk losing status as "one of the guys" or "not one of *those* women" (usually "feminist"
or whatever. "Swallow [crap], or ruin the entire afternoon?" with a side of "and struggle in the field because I've now asserted that I am human too and expect respect."
I'm not sure there is one answer, but men speaking up about how the sexism [that clearly] exists in the tech sector is inappropriate is certainly part of the solution.
You know everything about women AND technology. 
You have handled this well, IMO. 
I would have had a post deleted by this point, as obtuse ignoramuses (ignorami?) get no quarter from me.
Big friggin' deal. 
which include conventions.
Look at the guy though--he's an oldie.
He was likely IN the business thirty, if not forty years ago, and he's carting all that baggage with him. Before anyone gets overly annoyed, I, too, am an "oldie" and I know one when I see one.
I also agree with your second paragraph, AND your third!
His thesis comes off like he's offering an 'out' for female persons to not pursue "tech" fields, and I don't go for that at all.
This conference, from what I understand, is rather a "hot ticket," and some people take VACATION to attend it. After all, they don't hold it in Turdfart, OK, they hold it in Las Vegas, Sin City, "What Happens in Vegas..." http://www.blackhat.com/us-13/
I think the whole "Vegas vibe" is part and parcel of what the corporate sponsors are selling. It's not just "work," it's "fun" too, is what they're saying. Information AND debauchery!!
It's sketchy to object based on the whole "work environment" argument, unless the offender's and offendee's employers are all paying the per diem for their employees to attend. This isn't a closed environment, like TAILHOOK, where everyone is from from the same organization, including the presenters (who are either senior leaders or hired by the organization), the organization is paying all the bills, and everyone at the conference is on travel orders.
These are people from all walks of life and all sorts of circumstances attending this shindig. It has a panoply of "sponsors," too--perhaps they're the ones who should be approached with requests for "boundaries of taste?" http://www.blackhat.com/us-13/sponsors.html
An argument on the grounds of taste and manners and simple decency would probably work better. Trying to call this a "work environment"--unless a person was told their attendance was mandated at all events, to include those with the inappropriate content, in order to keep their job--might not fly.
full of grown ups.
I worked in the convention/trade show industry for 20 years. The tech industry is no different than any others. Booth babes, strippers, hookers, none of them are exclusive to the tech industry.
If you want to see the worst sexists try going to a political convention..
but technology"
Like stripping? 
