How to suppress women's writing
by Joanna Russ, Jessa Crispin · first published 1983
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…in tech and not doing so due to active and passive opposition. 2. Many comments discussing how women aren't in tech because they don't want to be there. I swear, these threads are all straight out of How to Suppress Women's Writing by Joanna Russ (a book I strongly recommend; it's absolutely hi-damn-larious.)
on “What Really Keeps Women Out of Tech” ↗…Fowler's accomplishments in taking TK down, and I would like to correct the notion that the culture/TK himself/Waymo is what brought TK down." I'd like to take this opportunity to plug Joanna Russ' book, How to Suppress Women's Writing. It's hard to find now, but a very entertaining read. Specifically, in this case, I believe this is the "she didn't really do it" step, or possibly the "but it's not really very important anyway" step.
on “Interview with Susan Fowler” ↗I recommend Joanna Russ' How to Suppress Women's Writing for more tips on how to deny women's presence.
on “Video game developers at Activision Blizzard say they'll walk out Wednesday” ↗Also you may be interested in Joanna Russ' "How to Suppress Women's Writing"
on “The “Unmasking” of Elena Ferrante” ↗This is #4 (Pollution of Agency) and #8 (Anomalousness) from Joanna Russ's How to Suppress Women's Writing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Suppress_Women%27s_Writ...). Poorly written papers are a regular occurrence in any field - that doesn't justify attributing bad faith or character issues to Dr.…
on “Is Google’s AI research about to implode?” ↗