After an engineer from California posted a photo of herself with the hashtag, women descended onto social media to contribute their photos and badass skills.
On Aug. 1, Isis Anchalee published a short essay in Medium in which she shared her experiences as a female engineer.
Isis Anchalee / Via medium.com
Anchalee, who works in the Northern California Bay Area, spoke of the mistreatment she has received both in the workplace—a colleague once threw dollar bills at her during work hours—and as a result of an engineering recruitment ad that features her photo, shown above.
The 22-year-old writes:
There is a significant lack of empathy and insight towards recognizing that their "playful/harmless" behavior is responsible for making others inappropriately uncomfortable. This industry's culture fosters an unconscious lack of sensitivity towards those who do not fit a certain mold. I'm sure that every other women and non-male identifying person in this field has a long list of mild to extreme personal offenses that they've just had to tolerate. I'm not trying to get anyone in trouble, fired or ruin anyone's life. I just want to make it clear that we are all humans, and there are certain patterns of behavior that no one should have to tolerate while in a professional environment.
Near the bottom of her essay, Anchalee posted this photo of herself.
She holds a sign that reads, "I help build enterprise software. #ILookLikeAnEngineer," followed by her Twitter handle.
Isis Anchalee / Via medium.com
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