My positive experience as a woman in tech
Am I the only one who thinks &quot;sexism&quot; is overrated? It&#x27;s misinterpreted by so many and I&#x27;m not sure I understand what it means most of the time. I think humans are prejudice about so many things that it&#x27;s hard to keep track and &quot;give a name&quot; to every single prejudice. Obviously &quot;sex&quot; does set us apart much more strongly than, say, race, or probably any other thing, so I really find it normal that there are stereotypes and prejudices about &quot;sex&quot; specifically.<p>Obviously there&#x27;s a problem if your stereotype, whichever it may be, becomes offensive and disrespectful. But I mean -- &quot; I noticed for the first time that day that I was the only woman in the room. His effort to be courteous made me feel that I was different, the odd one out&quot; -- there&#x27;s no way you can label this &quot;sexist&quot;. It&#x27;s just a dude who probably thinks a girl is cute and is therefore a little awkward around said person.<p>I guess what I&#x27;m trying to say is that labels can mean different things to different people and I really hate using them to express my specific situation.