My Experience Working In A Male-Dominated Environment

How long did it take to attain a first job?

how to put your suggestion out there without offending the current discussed timelines.

I always worked in a male-dominated environment. I never noticed any issues. But I am afraid there are certain issues, but I am just so getting used to them that I no longer even register them.

I've never had a problem so far working in a male dominated field. Are there some subtle things I may not be noticing?

In my work environment I find when a question or challenge comes up there is often a rush on responding by all of my coworkers (happen to be all male). Part of it is the nature of the evaluation...

No question. I grew up with 5 older brothers, no sisters which did a great job of preparing me for work in a male dominated field. I've been in engineering for over 30 years and think I've...

Given the number of women may be few, how do you manage competition for advancement?

As a woman sometimes I find it hard to bond with my male co-workers. They seem to share many common interests that I don’t and also many don’t like to take directions from woman...

How do you create balance between several programming languages.. It appears you do more of Ruby, if I am correct..

My career has mostly focused on Infor/Lawson application which has Cobol as it's base for over 23 years. How do I expand into the new technology of programming? Thanks

While working in an increasingly digital environment, speaking up in a virtual meeting becomes even more of a challenge. How do you make your voice heard when others talk over you?

Recently it was explained to me that the dynamics in a group of men is hierarchical, with an alpha, and everyone else vying for status. With that lens, the dynamics in my own male-dominated team...

How To raise our voice in a male environment?

How do we navigate our career to grow up the ladder and earn those promotions in a male-dominated team? What additional skills do male managers think of when considering promoting a female member?

What are the tactics stay true to your value in male dominant work environment?

I was the only woman on my team and there were no women on the team that mine directly interfaced with either. I experienced harassment, discrimination and retaliation, which eventually resulted...

How open is DigitalOcean to reduced hour (3-4 day) work weeks and what health benefit options exist for shortened weeks positions. Thank you.

How do you encourage your girls to pursue STEM.

How were you able to break free of the typical QA-type roles that companies tend to silo females into?

Hi, Is digital ocean currently hiring? If so, what skill sets are you looking for? Also, are you interviewing candidates that are waiting to receive an EAD? Thanks, Neha

In my current position every time a woman has been in charge the position has been called “Marketing Coordinador” and when a men has been in charge regardless of his background, experience or even...

I live in a rural area with not a lot of access to in-office positions. I'm new to the field as far as work experience but I did graduate with my Bachelor's in Software Development in Dec. I've...

What can I do as a female in a male dominated environment to make it a more friendly environment for other women?

How do you manage a man who talks over you during meetings? I notice more and more that this happens to me with younger men in the office. But they don't do that with older men!

No question, just a comment that before I got my first job as a developer, I was attending women who code meetings in DC, and hear me code in DC. A theme at these meetings was often that it is...

How do you deal with a chauvinist colleague?

Why would you recommend working in a male-dominated environment? What were your best experiences and do you think they happened because of the environment you were working in or because of you...

While I seem to work in a very unbiased workplace there is a clear lack of female presence in the developer workforce. Are there common hiring habits or company traits that tend to dissuade...

I've noticed in investment management/capital management, women are treated differently and held to different standards. It has led to many women leaving my current place of employment. How do you...

I have worked with technology companies for the past several years and for nearly three of them in the world of gaming and sports betting, which definitely is male predominant. I was the only...

Although I work in a team of predominantly male, I've been fortunate to work under leaders (all male as well) who are my ally. Super grateful yet we have along way to go. Looking forward to this...

I've been on the receiving end of patronizing male coworkers and mansplainers my entire career and can generally deal with that... what I am currently struggling a bit with is being interrupted...

How can I feel confidence about my skills during my pregnancy and after child birth?

Have you changed the way you communicate and/or behave as a result of switching to a more male-dominated environment? If so, what were the changes?

When you make certain you're being heard, do you worry that you'll be perceived negatively?

I have been a female in IT for 25 years so other women always suggest that I should mentor girls in STEM. I don't feel like I strongly connect to girls (except my own) because since I was a kid I...

During this time of covid-19 being an international student finding a job has been difficult. How to go about the job search?

How do you address unconscious bias?

Often we need to change to progress and it's a good thing. But sometimes, I'm not so sure and I question if I'm compromising something about myself in order to better fit my work environment. Do...

A general opinion that people have about women is that they are not technically strong as their men counterparts. Proving against this notion takes time and sometimes we don’t even get the...

My boss likes to "poke fun" at me, but only in front of my peers. In private it is impossible to get constructive feedback from him and our one on one's are usually him speaking in circles. ...

I am female and a minority in the male dominate IT world where all of my direct reports are male. Many struggle with allow me to manage them. How do I overcome this? It not uncommon for my them...

What are your strategies for addressing unconscious bias directly with your colleagues and managers? For instance, women are often told that they're too passionate or care too much whereas men are...

I'm honesty just curious of hearing another woman's experience. I've recently just transitioned into tech and barely any meet other female-identified people in my field! I will probably think of...

Do you have any advice on dealing with women in the workplace who still feel like there's only place for 1 woman at the top?

How do you handle microaggressions (if you experience them)?

How do you discuss differently with other developers when they are men or women? Does this change depending on their culture or ethnicity?

At my last job, a male manager attempted to force three different women off his team. We all went to HR, who seemed supportive. Our director spoke with the manager but otherwise did nothing, and...

Overall, please share how to build confidence and be reflected on work and elsewhere. Thanks for doing this topic, much needed as right now I am the only female in my team of 5. My question is how...

A former colleague felt threatened by my competece, How to avoid back stabbing?

Both my colleagues and customers are predominately male. I struggle with them viewing me as an equal as quite honestly I do not have the expertise in technical dialog as they do. How do you self...