The article I did not want to write, or finish, now published by popular request:
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The article I did not want to write, or finish, now published by popular request:
"You have two downsides: you are young, and you are a woman"
You have two downsides: you are young, and you are a woman / Marijke Luttekes
Being young and a woman are problems when you are a freelancer in IT, or so a man said.
(marijkeluttekes.dev)
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Tim Schillingreplied to Marijke Luttekes on last edited by
@mahryekuh this is really well written. My emotions ran from moments of pride, to sadness and disappointment. For what it's worth, I think the reminders are helpful to the community, despite my desires that we wouldn't need them. Especially when they are as well written as this.
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Marijke Luttekesreplied to Tim Schilling on last edited by
@CodenameTim Thank you! Yeah, it wasn't a "fun" write but sometimes we have to bite the bullet and post it, it seems.
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Jeff "weBOOOOlogy" Triplettreplied to Marijke Luttekes on last edited by
I'm happy that this is both encouraging and does not go unnoticed:
> I thought it was incredible that both fellows were women (the other being Natalia Bidart); it was my first time seeing something like this.
I'm sorry for the rest, though.
️While I have never worked with you, I can endorse you to stand your own with the best of us. Well done on that.
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Marijke Luttekesreplied to Jeff "weBOOOOlogy" Triplett on last edited by
> "While I have never worked with you, I can endorse you to stand your own with the best of us. Well done on that."
Thank you, Jeff!
(If you do ever want to work with me, you know where to find me)
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> While I am not a perfect programmer, I am just as or more capable than those who have called me a "diversity hire,".
I can totally relate with this piece of writing. Sad to say that implicit bias for women in tech still persists consciously and/or unconsciously and those mocking "diversity hiring" remarks really hurt despite the skills and efforts. Every word of this blog post has been put forth really well!
More power to you, you are worthy of the best!
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Marijke Luttekesreplied to Priya on last edited by [email protected]
@priyapahwa Thank you, Priya.
> "More power to you, you are worthy of the best!
"This goes for you, too!
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Calum Andrew Morrellreplied to Marijke Luttekes on last edited by
@mahryekuh you've written a very difficult article with great compassion. As you infer, gender & age shouldn't matter, only ability (and perhaps personality fit for the team).
I hope its okay that I've followed you?
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Marijke Luttekesreplied to Calum Andrew Morrell on last edited by
@calum Thank you for the compliment, Calum, much appreciated!
And you’re welcome to follow my posts. It’s a public forum, after all.
