Comments on: gender and sex at gogaruco http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/ Sarah Allen's reflections on internet software and other topics Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:04:58 -0800 hourly 1 By: Porn. Ruby. *headdesk* » zetkin.net http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-2/#comment-1098 Porn. Ruby. *headdesk* » zetkin.net Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:24:44 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-1098 [...] gave a talk on “CouchDB + Ruby: Perform Like a Pr0n Star”. There’s more about it here and some perspectives from women [...] [...] gave a talk on “CouchDB + Ruby: Perform Like a Pr0n Star”. There’s more about it here and some perspectives from women [...]

]]> By: The where-are-all-the-women question, this time in Open Source | Lady Only! Blog. http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-2/#comment-883 The where-are-all-the-women question, this time in Open Source | Lady Only! Blog. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:59:55 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-883 [...] Sarah Allen blogged about the session. If he had left it at a few introductory jokes, I would be writing a very different post. Instead the porn references continued with images of scantily-clad women gratuitously splashed across technical diagrams and intro slides. As he got into code snippets, he inserted interstitial images every few slides (removed from the slides below). The first time it happened, he mentioned that he wanted to keep everyone’s attention. It had the reverse effect. This technique was distracting and disrespectful to an audience who, frankly, is turned on by code. This crowd had just watch hour upon hour of code slide shows and live irb sessions, often on the edge of their seats as they absorbed the latest whiz-bang plugin or coding technique from one of the masters. [...] [...] Sarah Allen blogged about the session. If he had left it at a few introductory jokes, I would be writing a very different post. Instead the porn references continued with images of scantily-clad women gratuitously splashed across technical diagrams and intro slides. As he got into code snippets, he inserted interstitial images every few slides (removed from the slides below). The first time it happened, he mentioned that he wanted to keep everyone’s attention. It had the reverse effect. This technique was distracting and disrespectful to an audience who, frankly, is turned on by code. This crowd had just watch hour upon hour of code slide shows and live irb sessions, often on the edge of their seats as they absorbed the latest whiz-bang plugin or coding technique from one of the masters. [...]

]]> By: Embracing Gender Diversity in Technology at Amatuer Rocket Surgery http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Embracing Gender Diversity in Technology at Amatuer Rocket Surgery Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:33:49 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-731 [...] a very good job at embracing gender diversity. As exemplified by presenations at the Flashbelt and Golden Gate Ruby Conference, women in technology are frequently put into offensive and objectifying positions. This is [...] [...] a very good job at embracing gender diversity. As exemplified by presenations at the Flashbelt and Golden Gate Ruby Conference, women in technology are frequently put into offensive and objectifying positions. This is [...]

]]> By: Omega Point » Blog Archive » “Why do you write about technology? Wouldn’t you rather be writing about fashion or something?” http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Omega Point » Blog Archive » “Why do you write about technology? Wouldn’t you rather be writing about fashion or something?” Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:13:26 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-722 [...] the other hand, this presentation did come up at a recent Ruby conference, as did one at this year’s DrupalCon, that asserted [...] [...] the other hand, this presentation did come up at a recent Ruby conference, as did one at this year’s DrupalCon, that asserted [...]

]]> By: Getting bugs out of our systems « Everybody’s Libraries http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Getting bugs out of our systems « Everybody’s Libraries Wed, 27 May 2009 14:21:12 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-697 [...] hope none of these principles seem new or controversial.  But I’ve recently seen a few bug reports concerning the Ruby on Rails community where many the responses ignored them.  The reports [...] [...] hope none of these principles seem new or controversial.  But I’ve recently seen a few bug reports concerning the Ruby on Rails community where many the responses ignored them.  The reports [...]

]]> By: technology and gender http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-1/#comment-672 technology and gender Wed, 20 May 2009 21:18:43 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-672 [...] Jender tells me there were 6 women out of the 200 at the conference, and he’s referred me to this post on the topic by one of those women. Feminism, [...] [...] Jender tells me there were 6 women out of the 200 at the conference, and he’s referred me to this post on the topic by one of those women. Feminism, [...]

]]> By: The Dude – On the Malaysian community of “rockstars” http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-1/#comment-634 The Dude – On the Malaysian community of “rockstars” Thu, 07 May 2009 14:12:31 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-634 [...] of Rockstars“. Farr writes that: The problem with the Ruby on Rails community isn’t simply sexism, unprofessionalism, or ghetto-ism, but that Rails is, at its core, a culture which values [...] [...] of Rockstars“. Farr writes that: The problem with the Ruby on Rails community isn’t simply sexism, unprofessionalism, or ghetto-ism, but that Rails is, at its core, a culture which values [...]

]]> By: Ruby’s Porngate « Code Simian: Pixelated Swagger http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Ruby’s Porngate « Code Simian: Pixelated Swagger Wed, 06 May 2009 16:39:57 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-626 [...] The only thing I have to say about this silly Ruby Porngate controversy is that while XXX images may have been in bad taste… most technical conferences would be [...] [...] The only thing I have to say about this silly Ruby Porngate controversy is that while XXX images may have been in bad taste… most technical conferences would be [...]

]]> By: digg » Blog Archive » Sexy Software Presentation Reveals Gender Discrimination in Tech World http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-1/#comment-607 digg » Blog Archive » Sexy Software Presentation Reveals Gender Discrimination in Tech World Mon, 04 May 2009 10:56:08 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-607 [...] Sarah Allen shares her experience with presentation at a conference where there were about six women out of 200 male attendees; Sarah Mei shares the seeming lack of sensitivity from industry leaders; and Martin Fowler writes about the greater ramifications of this offensive and unprofessional behavior: My observation is that most men in the software business think that there isn’t much sexism left in the profession - that this curse is a memory from a previous generation. Yet when I talk to women, I hear a different story. Nearly every one can tell me recent stories where they were clearly expected to feel degraded and belittled because of their gender. So some sexually suggestive pictures aren’t a joke to them, they are a pointed reminder of disturbing behavior, and a reminder that such events can happen again at any time. One of the great difficulties for white guys like me is that we haven’t been in that position; where prejudice can appear out of any corner, reinforced by the fact that every other face looks different. [...] [...] Sarah Allen shares her experience with presentation at a conference where there were about six women out of 200 male attendees; Sarah Mei shares the seeming lack of sensitivity from industry leaders; and Martin Fowler writes about the greater ramifications of this offensive and unprofessional behavior: My observation is that most men in the software business think that there isn’t much sexism left in the profession – that this curse is a memory from a previous generation. Yet when I talk to women, I hear a different story. Nearly every one can tell me recent stories where they were clearly expected to feel degraded and belittled because of their gender. So some sexually suggestive pictures aren’t a joke to them, they are a pointed reminder of disturbing behavior, and a reminder that such events can happen again at any time. One of the great difficulties for white guys like me is that we haven’t been in that position; where prejudice can appear out of any corner, reinforced by the fact that every other face looks different. [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/04/gender-and-sex-at-gogaruco/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Sarah Sun, 03 May 2009 11:33:07 +0000 http://www.ultrasaurus.com/?p=1154#comment-599 <a href="http://gja.in/" rel="nofollow">Tejas Dinkar</a> notes a cultural reference that I missed: ... and showed a picture (slide 13) with four drab looking people, including one women, ... This is the cast of \"The IT Crowd\", a british TV show (like the Office) [1]. There is nothing drab about them, and the guy with the funky haircut (Moss) is frankly awesome. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_IT_Crowd Tejas Dinkar notes a cultural reference that I missed:

… and showed a picture (slide 13) with four drab looking people, including one women, …

This is the cast of \”The IT Crowd\”, a british TV show (like the Office) [1]. There is nothing drab about them, and the guy with the funky haircut (Moss) is frankly awesome.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_IT_Crowd

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