I've come across many supportive folks -- men and women -- who have been a strong support systems in the workplace. Being that we're in a male-dominated industry, I'm curious: What are some small ways you support women in your workplace?

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When I enter a meeting, I like making eye contact with a woman while saying good morning/afternoon and shaking her hand first if I’m shaking multiple hands. If I like someone’s shoes, outfit, coffee cup etc I tell them it’s cool/cute. I try my best to be cool with every single woman I work with even if it’s a small way. We gotta stick together 🫶🏼.

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Sounds like you should start a women dominated company and put all these male dominated companies out of business. Somewhat serious.

But anyway I coach women in tech and hire them all the time, but they represent about 5% of the engineering workforce. Honestly I think women have an advantage in tech. Most men are bad at the same exact things, communication, organization. So I jump at the opportunity to hire a woman for a more diverse perspective and skills. We appreciate you. If you aren’t seeing this advantage get more technical, dev teams, architects, security, women do great.

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Female here in tech. I have been the only female in the room on numerous occasions and called “that b…” among other names.

These are not in order

1) if you are a leader that can influence a grassroots employee support group. strongly suggest creating a recurring call or in-person lunch for the women at the company to join, tell stories, build relationships. Reason, my department and area doesn’t have a lot of women but I don’t know who folks are in other areas like finance, marketing, maintenance, etc.

2) talk with other people - share your insights regardless of gender and age. When I first started in business 20 years ago, the senior folks were tight lipped about a lot of things because they thought sharing meant they would loose their jobs. (And I have seen that happen - to China, Mexico, Poland). A 5 min conversation about how things work or how someone did, or offer to give pointers on how to do things faster.

3) listen to what is being said before starting a reply.

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Any company where you call a fellow human “b”. You don't need to be there. I would run

I treat men and women equally. I support my team members by coaching them and focusing on career growth. I reward achievements publicly and redirect failures privately into a learning opportunity.

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I talk to them in the same way I speak to my male colleagues. No sympathies or unnecessary flirting but I empathise when needed like during pregnancy or other health issues.

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I closed my software company (of almost 20 years) and opened a small Telecom subcontracting company with my daughter. While she is in her second year of college (majoring in electrical engineering), she has also spent 6 years with me in the field. In that time she's learn many fundamentals (TCP/IP, configuring routers/switches, OSP/ISP infrastructure, data centers, enterprise power management, and more). All of this has directly resulted in her being very hands-on and utterly fearless. She's the first one up a pole, on a lift, or with her head in the attic. I taught her that REAL engineers design, maintain, AND hold tools (as implied in the name "engine-er"); noting that those who only design and draw pretty pictures at the computer already have another title (i.e. Architect). She learned how to work, really work, and is now the MOST trusted field engineer that I've ever worked with. For this, 40% of my company is also hers. She even learned financing, resulting in her next two years of school (at a prominent university) being completely paid for, not to mention the 2 acres of land that she bought on her own. I started homeschooling her when she was 12, making my craft HER "elective" a couple of years later. She's 21 now and has surpassed most people that we work with. The gifts that she brings as a 95 lb young woman are very different from mine (and most other guys). That said, those same gifts have come to my (and many others') rescue on an incalculable scale. Anyone who thinks anything negative about a woman in the space is clearly a MORON. I started out by supporting her, and now, she is the only reason my business (and sanity) still exists!

Different perspectives are how businesses/people achieve greater/better outcomes. We all have the right to earn our place. My .02!

This is pic my beautiful daughter on a pole getting ready to run a fiber drop with yours truly (and yes she has a harness on)!

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