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How to avoid being sexist when trying to employ someone to function in a very sexist environ...

First off, don't assume that the woman you intend to hire is too weak to handle herself. We have two women working here, and I wouldn't want to take on either one in a verbal conflict. One of them c …
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Is this sexism? If so, how should she handle it?

Most of what you described sounds like typical startup behavior and not sexism, at least nothing actionable. Your case is a bit weak. …
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Appropriate values to group user information by gender?

What you should do is nothing. What you're dealing with is someone who is deliberately trying to be offended. I've dealt with this before over a different issue, where someone actually filed a union …
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Am I obligated to work with my sexist coworker?

Short answer: not unless you've already reported a pattern of behavior And now, the longer answer with explaination First and foremost HR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND If you were to suddenly start to avoid …
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In a drive towards higher diversity teams, is it possible to be truly inclusive and prevent ...

TLDR: First, see if the benefit of keeping out false applicants is worth doing it at the expense of legitimate applicants. The biggest thing you need to watch is for the possibility of a Type1-type2 e …
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Should I talk to my team lead about unintentional sexism within the team?

You may be projecting the whole "I am a woman, I know I am going to be subjected to sexism" bit. It's a chip on the shoulder that others can see. Ditch it, it does you no good. … NOTE: I should add that I grew up in an era where REAL sexism existed, as did actual gay bashing which I experienced. …
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