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Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Companies are definitely looking for applicants there, so it would definitely be discriminatory to ban men from it. That's why it would be illegal to ban men:

"The nonprofit says it believes allyship from men is important and noted it cannot ban men from attending due to federal nondiscrimination protections in the US."