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@sickburnbro @PunishedD @deprecated_ii Here's an example from r/girsgonewired.

My question from all of this is, does anyone actually work there? What man who wants to accomplish something great would want to work in a place like this?

r/girlsgonewired 2 yr. ago

Women in computer science

I'm doing a DE&I presentation next month on things folks in our org can do to encourage more women to go into computer science.

We have a bunch of ideas already, but was curious to hear about why you all think more women aren't pursuing CS degrees and what we, as a large company, can do about it?

Edit: thank you all so much for sharing your stories, insights and links! I too have had similar experiences in school, while interviewing and even being an interviewer.

Many of your stories have also made me really appreciate my company and coworkers. Sure we're not perfect, but I think it's a pretty great place to work as a woman.

Not to brag, but just to share what i think we're doing right. We do many of the things you all have suggested, paid parental leave, sick leave, caregiver leave, flex hours, wfh, mental health resources, volunteering to support underrepresented groups in STEM. Many of our executives are women. My manager is a woman, our VP is a woman. Everyone is also very respectful. My male colleagues have gone out of their way to highlight my work and bring me into highly visible projects. Our leadership values work/ life balance. We're required to take our PTO and I've heard many times from my managers over the years, "family is more important than work. "

A lot of our ideas center around doing more volunteer work outside our company and sharing how we've created this positive culture.