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I'm studying cybersecurity and there are barely any women, but our directors are always encouraging them to participate and speak more. I'm friends with some of them and they hardly encounter anyone hostile. There are some men that speak behind their backs, but I'm glad a lot of people defend them and are open about their stance against sexism and misogyny. It'd always funny when anyone says something sexist and everyone around responds making fun of them or just ignoring them and leaving them alone on their comments.
Of course, it's not perfect, but I'm glad that it's getting better. Also, women were the whole top 3 or 5 of all students in our faculty lol
Yea I’ve never understood the negative reaction to working with women in cyber security but those people are losers anyway.
On another note, how are you liking cyber security? Any questions? Concerns? Areas you’re interested in?
The ND boys who got bullied by girls for being little creepy weirdos got into tech as a replacement for a sex life, grew up creepy about it, can't be normal when the thing that they replaced in their lives is suddenly back and fucking with said replacement
Source: I was one of the ND boys getting bullied for being a creepy little weirdo and got into tech, but I learned how not to be such a creepy little weirdo from the bullying and managed to make a friend and learn and grow. Others.... Don't. Having known many of them closely, only some of them can be forgiven for this lack of decency
Honestly, good on you dude. Being able to identify a toxic behavior and then make changes to better yourself is something a lot of people don’t do.