thomas sjogren wrote:
>
> "Facing a Man's World - Female Hackers Battle Sexism to Get Ahead"
>
> The experience of women at the entry levels of the hacking scene, mostly in online
>chat groups, is one of relentless sexual harassment. It is a hard battle for women to
>be respected in a culture dominated by teenage boys [...]
>
<sigh> the teenage boys *aren't hackers*. they're crackers. they're not
even *good* crackers. (good == proficient/talented).
but this is a silly article; it's whining about sexism in an *illegal
subculture*.
in the *legitimate* subculture (ie, security consulting), there is
certainly some people who are sexist, but overall, it's a *real field*
dominated by *adults*.
bleah. silly, silly, *silly* article. who *cares* if a bunch of
criminals and criminal-wannabes are sexist? <sigh>
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