Parent comment about "men" not being a protected category is absolutely incorrect.
Here's Google's EEOC statement: "Google does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.".
Man, Woman (or something else) is an enumeration of gender. It's very much a protected category, and looking up any number of Title IX cases winding through the courts will show that discrimination against men is an active area of litigation.
Well, people over 40 are a protected class but you don’t see tech companies falling over themselves to hire old farts (being an older fart myself). I’d like to think the ratios have changed but it was bloody hard to diversify hiring of real senior people (20+Years) not that long ago. Particularly if advanced degrees were also required. It was even hard to hire chemists in ‘05 with a gender balance - turned into an age balance due to the “generation before” choices,
Work today to balance schooling and hacking communities so there will be balanced survivors 10-20 years on. And provide some kind of useful parental leave so the women can return after committing parenthood. Good, inexpensive child care would also be a big, big help.
Here's Google's EEOC statement: "Google does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.".
Man, Woman (or something else) is an enumeration of gender. It's very much a protected category, and looking up any number of Title IX cases winding through the courts will show that discrimination against men is an active area of litigation.