The boom in technology started long before the millennial generation. In fact, it started even before the baby boom generation became adults, though we took it and ran with it. So please don't act as if technology suddenly came alive when the oldest millennials became young adults around the turn of the century.
Unfortunately, women did and do get treated as if they can't possibly run a technology company or innovate or design hardware and software. Of course we can, but the VCs and other investors were and often still are very male-focused when it comes to funding companies. Certainly many good things have come from men in all generations, but that's partly at the expense of leaving women out.
Men are wonderful; so are women. But what really resonates is the seeming inability of younger generations to really communicate, face to face and in the moment. It's kind of like what I see with selfies. People are so invested in capturing themselves every other minute that they often miss the actual experiences. I roll my eyes at the whole posting of the "outfit of the day" or "here's a picture of my breakfast today." Just how much more self involved can someone be if he or she thinks that is great communication.
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WithDreday
8 years ago
The point is that the tech boom continued and it didn't die out. That doesn't happen automatically, it takes smart people employ and to pass the torch to.
And it's not like anyone's "leaving women out" it's just the simple fact that in most cases in technology, the interest usually isn't there, and as a result, most computer science majors are male dominated which leads to people making assumptions of who "can" and who "can't".
The only thing that will change that is more women talking an interest to it.
As far as the rest of it, it's just a generational thing. I'm sure the Traditionalists generation didn't like what Baby Boomers did socially either.
No one Gives it to you...you have to take it
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