• Scrubbles
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    383 days ago

    It’s exactly that is why they’re kept down. Tiny men are afraid that they won’t seem as smart as the woman in the room.

    As a man, I try to be different. I mentor the women around me and encourage them to do more, be better. I successfully got one of my mentee to negotiate her salary just yesterday even though she felt uncomfortable doing so. Try to be the change we need

    • Wugmeister
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      52 days ago

      Never understood why some people so desperately need to be the smartest being in the universe. You’re a magic meat computers running on a system of hormones so complex that tweaking their balance just a bit can cause unforseen permament consequences. None of us have the right to call ourselves “smart”. Just chill and do your best.

    • sepi
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      23 days ago

      I don’t mentor anybody. I am not smarter than anybody and frankly I am always learning from everybody, at all levels of experience.

      • @LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works
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        11 day ago

        I can recommend looking into “science days” and stuff like that. It makes you a lot more hopeful for the future to see a lot of curious, open-minded 12-year olds.

        And then they likely become the usual cynic adults, but hey, you tried.

      • Scrubbles
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        223 days ago

        Never claimed to be smarter than anyone, but if you’re experienced then people look up to you. A little bit of encouragement can go a long way. Like my story, all I did was nudge her to negotiate, and she felt the confidence to do so.