Women often take on jobs that do not allow them to work at home if they need to, make a significant difference in the world, or have the ability to travel. When women work in technological fields, they can be more flexible in their work and life. In order to neutralize sexism in computer science workplaces, more woman need to be included. When women become less of a minority, they will become less outspoken and more stood up for. In a description for a Boston hackathon in 2011, they listed women as one of the hackathon perks saying that their friendly female event staff would supply beers to the participants. They received backlash for their description that had degraded women and they later apologized for their sexism
Women often take on jobs that do not allow them to work at home if they need to, make a significant difference in the world, or have the ability to travel. When women work in technological fields, they can be more flexible in their work and life. In order to neutralize sexism in computer science workplaces, more woman need to be included. When women become less of a minority, they will become less outspoken and more stood up for. In a description for a Boston hackathon in 2011, they listed women as one of the hackathon perks saying that their friendly female event staff would supply beers to the participants. They received backlash for their description that had degraded women and they later apologized for their sexism