If You’re an Aries, I Bet You Support Women in Tech

With the aim of promoting diversity, inclusivity and education in Web3, Unstoppable WoW3 launched a better approach for women to learn about Web3, which is going to be totally free for the members of the community.

In this slogging thread, our community discussed the importance of diversity, inclusivity and education for women in tech. Moreover, we discovered how astrology and technology connects.

This Slogging thread by Daniela Gerardo, Mónica Freitas, Valentine Enedah, Alokam Chinenye Augusta and Egwumba Esther occurred in slogging's official #technology channel and has been edited for readability.

Daniela Gerardo, I LOVE this! We definitely need more initiatives promoting inclusion, especially while we're in an early stage of web3. I think we need to change the stigma around women not understanding tech - by now we know that's not true.
Daniela Gerardo, a good strategy would be to create projects with schools that get children involved in tech early on - that would probably get more attention from students across genders.

Daniela Gerardo, inclusivity goes hand in hand with what the market offers - if companies follow a fair hiring policy, where the best candidate wins, regardless of gender...that'd be great. Or even a policy where we try to balance the number of men and women hired - though I realize that we may not be able to do that yet as the majority of people in tech are men.

Daniela Gerardo, I totally agree with Mónica Freitas. In Africa, women are still underrepresented. This is a good way to encourage more women to get into technology. This also promotes the quick adoption of Web 3 and also in the long run, supports the democratization of technology. I believe Technology is a proponent of change.

Mónica Freitas, we have seen technology being integrated into schools' curriculums on a larger scale recently, so the implementation of programs such as this one could very well be a reality soon! It's very interesting to think of how different schools could become by the time our grandchildren enroll.

Mónica Freitas, YES DEFINITELY! Hiring policies is a great place to start! Yes, absolutely the best candidate for a job should be the one hired but sometimes organizations will focus on the wrong factors in choosing who to hire. For example, they might think it is better to hire a man over a woman because if a man decides to start a family he will not need recovery time after the child is born and is less likely to take maternity leave. To combat this is important to continue the minority quotas where a company is required to have diversity in their staff. This ensures that everyone is offered a change.

Valentine Enedah, absolutely it's a win-win! Hopefully, this way women will also pioneer in the future of technology!

Daniela Gerardo, the pregnancy factor is quickly losing strength as maternity/paternity leaves impact both parents. So, companies will have to spare that time regardless of hiring a man or woman. I do believe however there's still this misconception that every woman wants to have a child and get pregnant, so that's a part of the reason why we're so behind on it.

But isn't it funny how even though by law you're not allowed to ask these types of questions, people still do?! And don't get me started on people hiring based on astrology signs. 😪

Mónica Freitas, astrology? No way! That doesn't even make sense.

This is really an interesting conversation. I believe conversations and encouraging women would really drive this success of this.

Mónica Freitas, there's very little scientific proof that astrology is an accurate predictor of personality traits. So why would someone be hired based on that? That should be illegal.

Mónica Freitas, the fact still remains that men MIGHT take maternity leave whilst most women HAVE to take it because of the stress their bodies go through in labor. I am definitely not saying this is a good factor to be considered, but it is something that I have heard other people use as an excuse.

In the misconception of all women wanting kids, I have to agree with you completely as nowadays more and more women are discovering they don't want to be mothers or start a family.

Mónica Freitas, I heard about that! It is ridiculous that they would break the law by asking you what your star sign is, but I don't see how that could be an influential factor, do they believe there is a sign that would be a better employee than the others? If so which one do you think would be the best? Capricorn?

Valentine Enedah, that's exactly it! It is illegal to ask those questions, as it is illegal to ask about politics and sexual orientation, but still, people choose to ask about these things maybe in an attempt to know about their characters without invading privacy..? We can only guess what is going on in those hiring departments.

Daniela Gerardo, I guess it depends on the country you're in but aren't there mandatory paternity leaves?

Valentine Enedah, although there's no scientific proof that zodiac signs can accurately predict character and personality I have seen posts about landlords excluding applicants based on astrology. Astrology is no longer a "girly thing" and it has become more popular nowadays and is more commonly used by a lot of people in situations of power apparently.

Daniela Gerardo, hi, I'm women who don't want kids.😂

I guess it's just another preconception/prejudice. Kinda like me not dating Pisces men 😂 but it makes zero sense to determine one's value and skill based on the day they were born. More so, the gender, colour, and country they were born in... When put next to each other, we can really see how nonsensical these categories we use are, Daniela Gerardo.

Mónica Freitas, I think it depends on company policy. But making paternity leaves mandatory is a great way to ensure equality on this matter.

Lol we should! 😆

Sara Pinto, I need you to exude your Virgo energy in this thread. 😂

I hope Geminis are allowed to the party? 😋

Mónica Freitas, I actually tried the 16 personalities test. It showed Advocate so I guess I'll start advocating for women' rights.🙂

Alokam Chinenye Augusta, get out of here! I was about to write: Gemini vibes from you!

Mónica Freitas, I will admit I am an Aries, but I don't want any judgment. 😅

Valentine Enedah, omg! Welcome to the advocate group chat! It's our job to give big, meaningful speeches!😬

Daniela Gerardo, so we just need a water and earth sign to have an Avatar remake.

Valentine Enedah, more advocates should have your motivations and advocate for women. 👏

Mónica Freitas, let's try and make it happen! Last time, when the world needed him the most, he vanished! 😂

Daniela Gerardo, I'm Aries as well, but I've had quite the difficulty understanding the significance of zodiac signs.

Alokam Chinenye Augusta, I heard Geminis have two-sided personalities. What do you say?

Egwumba Esther, I believe astrology helps people find other ways to self-discover and accept themselves, but in no way should it be used in such important things as a hiring factor. I actually know a lot about astrology if you ever want a birth chart reading hit me up!😅

I'm a Scorpio... do with that what you will, ahahah!

And I live with 2 Geminis and an Aries... this thread feels like home.

Valentine Enedah, you're talking the big talk but haven't told your sign yet.

Mónica Freitas, I'm Aries as well. 😎

Daniela Gerardo, I'll be taking up your offer real soon.

Valentine Enedah, Alokam Chinenye Augusta, the Aries energy is strong in here!

Daniela Gerardo, yes. We are elite and always up for a challenge!

We went from astrology is fake to yay Aries real fast... suspicious!

Haha, Still not a firm believer. I just know I'm Aries.😭

Mónica Freitas, we have to celebrate what connects us.😄