FREE: NodeGirls - Introduction to JavaScript Workshop [Targeted to Women] (Melbourne)

Associatedvdegoede @ nodegirls.com.au on 02/03/2018 - 11:11 mailchi.mp (120 clicks)
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NodeGirls is an initiative that is aimed at introducing women who have never coded before or would like to get more experience to the world of technology and increasing the diversity within the industry.

We do that by organizing FREE workshops and inviting women to join us to learn how to build the internet using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Nodejs in a safe, friendly, inclusive environment. We are open to anyone to attend, but to keep the balance men can come only with a girl as plus one :) Register to apply for a spot in our workshop! There are only 50 spots!

The event is in Melbourne on the 17th of March at Common Code (8 Studley St, Abbotsford, Melbourne, VIC 3067).

The format of the event will be the same as our previous workshops: self-guided coding with instructions + intro explanations and help of mentors when required. This time we will have 2 workshops (maybe 3):

Node.js + Express.js Introduction workshop
Introduction to JavaScript (complete beginners level)
(maybe Introduction to React.js - will be announced closer to the date)

We look forward to read all the supporting comments in the OzBargain community - if you have constructive feedback or would like to mentor and volunteer at this event, sign up here:
https://goo.gl/forms/N6fx3rjHYdP9Deq13

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payton on 02/03/2018 - 11:47

+4

Set husband = $wallet
Set patience = 10
Set malevalue = 5

While $wallet < 100, nag()
patience -1

If patience <1{
malevalue -2
}

If malevalue < 1 {
divorce()
}
- spacejase on 02/03/2018 - 12:01
  
  +1
  
  5 stars!
  - Trickey on 02/03/2018 - 14:24
    
    +2
    
    In the context of this post, I'll fill in the gaps because payton forgot his declarations.
    
    DECLARE husband chauvinist
    DECLARE patience wearingthin
    DECLARE malevalue declining
idonotknowwhy on 02/03/2018 - 11:50

+4

Why does gender have anything to do with programming?
How would everyone respond to a deal like this [Targeted to Men] ?
I almost want to neg the deal but I'll show some constraint.
- beigehornet on 02/03/2018 - 11:59
  
  +1
  
  Taping into trigger keywords to get free press
- [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 12:03
  
  +2
  
  Because clearly there's something SERIOUSLY wrong with a profession being naturally sought after by males.
  
  The tech sector has pretty much turned to (profanity) all these days. Just white guys being treated like garbage for no reason other than being white (not racism yo, it's just political correctness!). Not to mention shoving women into every tech job imaginable just because they're women. Positive discrimination is amazing guys, let's try it. Meanwhile all the real minorities in tech jobs are abusing their powers insanely by claiming sexual harassment, racism, gender discrimination etc when there is clear evidence that what they perceive as such is just "normal", but they are minorities so it's "something wrong".
  
  Basically, the world is being taken hostage by the dumbest movement imaginable and the tech industry is it's main target for 2017/2018. Fun.
  
  It's amazing, we are seeing the end of an era where the best person gets the job. Instead, companies are built from the ground up to be cultures akin to that of a cult. "One of us".
  - sancrumble on 02/03/2018 - 15:35
    
    +1
    
    Chill guys!! No reason to be paranoid by a bunch of gals taking half a day bootcamp on js. More over, its only organised as 'We believe that everyone should try programming at least once in their life.' Doesn't look like this is for serious techs.
    - [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 16:48
      
      +1
      
      I wasn't talking about the OP's event… did that seriously get past you?
    - sancrumble on 02/03/2018 - 17:17
      
      @StoneSin: I get where you come from, every body has their own take on this industry. My experience has been reverse of yours! As per ABS data females only make up 28-31% of technology roles. So, technically you are competing against 69-72% males for every tech job!
    - [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 17:25
      
      +1
      
      @Foodee: Yes those are stats.
      
      If 70% of a company are Koreans, then I'm competing against a majority of Koreans.
      
      This is a fact, facts don't need to be altered to suit an agenda. In any case, changing facts is for foolish people.
      
      Would you get upset if I told you that people who earn the most are the biggest spenders, is that a travesty of our modern life choices? Nope.
    - idonotknowwhy on 03/03/2018 - 09:13
      
      @Foodee: read the responses to the Google memo, from ex-female engineers. They left because they got bored with sitting at the screen and looking at code.
      
      There are biological differences between men and women. If less women are interested in software engineering, that's okay!
      
      It's not that women are taking software undergraduate courses and then being turned down for work, simply that less women want to get into the field, which isn't a problem to solve by favoring them at interviews to get taps ratios equal.
      
      It might not be entirely biological. I've discussed this with a kinder teacher. She believes that it all comes down to early childhood education. Boys have to play with cars, girls have to play with dolls. This leads to women pursuing cares dealing more with people, men with systems.
      
      To get more equal ratios, change parenting and education, and wait 25 years. What she said makes sense to me.
      
      And to solve the pay gap, pay more in those woman-dominated fields. I think it's crazy that I make 6 figures in tech (easy job) while kinder teachers and nurses (harder, and much, much more important work) pay much less!
      
      That pay gap is a problem worth solving.
      Giving children more choice in what interests we allow them to pressure is a problem worth solving.
      
      Companies should continue to hire the best candidate for the job, without having to consider gender or race ratios.
  - Maverick-au on 02/03/2018 - 18:27
    
    +2
    
    The tech sector has pretty much turned to (profanity) all these days. Just white guys being treated like garbage for no reason other than being white
    
    Spot on but they haven't stopped there, policing, management positions in government and the list goes on. Men have been pushed out of teaching as well and attempts to get more men into teaching through scholarships sees discrimination action taken.
    - idonotknowwhy on 03/03/2018 - 09:14
      
      They're going about it the wrong way, and there's a much smarter way to solve the gender ratio issue. See my longer comment above.
spacejase on 02/03/2018 - 12:02

+2

Males not welcome unless accompanied by a female? Are coding classes a gender battle ground or something

Not a bargain for about 50% of us
- idonotknowwhy on 03/03/2018 - 09:15
  
  Yep, discrimination at its finest.
[Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 12:06

+5

Gender discrimination has no place in "bargain listings".

We are open to anyone to attend, but to keep the balance men can come only with a girl as plus one :)

I don't think you know what balance means.

I was interested in showing this to my male friend who is starting programming but clearly men aren't welcome.
- idonotknowwhy on 02/03/2018 - 12:14
  
  +2
  
  Could not agree more.
  
  Worth posting a link to the google memo for those who haven't read it:
  https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3914586/Googles-I…
  
  I will note that every woman I've shown this to, has agreed with him.
  - [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 12:24
    
    +1
    
    That's because the women inside Google are there because they are women.
    
    The people who hired those women have to justify their ridiculous actions somehow.
    
    Anyone with a brain realises that trying to change a natural and harmless progression is probably the dumbest thing one can do. The sun is too bright in Australia, that is unacceptable, intolerable and makes me furious that it even has tenacity to be bright. We need to change this if we want to move forward as a country.
    - psyren89 on 02/03/2018 - 12:59
      
      That's because the women inside Google are there because they are women.
      
      While I agree that putting people in positions to fill quotas is stupid, that is not a fair statement.
    - [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 13:00
      
      +2
      
      @psyren89: I agree, I'm not being sexist and saying no one in Google who is a woman was qualified.
      
      I should have stated that "the women in Google who take problems with this context are all beneficiaries to this silly hiring process".
      
      There are some brilliant women in Google.
- sancrumble on 03/03/2018 - 01:08
  
  One more gender discrimination deal lol
alvian on 02/03/2018 - 12:58

+1

men can come only with a girl

So males are "men" and females are "girls" now? Sexual discrimination at its best. So subtle, you didn't even realise it.
- [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 13:01
  
  +3
  
  ???
  
  Males are men, boys and guys. Women are girls, chicks and females.
  
  There's no issue switching these around dude.
  - alvian on 02/03/2018 - 13:22
    
    -2
    
    "Men" are grown males. "Girls" are young females. Lets play a game of word association.
    
    Men: big, strong, muscular, dependable, adult.
    Girls: small, weak, vulnerable, child.
    
    "Girls" is clearly not the female equivalent of "men" by virtue of the implied ages. So why are the male participants "men" and the female participants "girls"?
    - Letrico on 02/03/2018 - 13:36
      
      +2
      
      Um no which era did you come from. Does you dad say he is going to hang out with the "boys" or with the "mens" when he is going out with his mates?
      
      Does your mom say I'm gonna go meet the women instead of meeting up with the "girls"?
      
      In the very formal context yes what you said is true but in general speech it does not matter at all. I call my mates boys and my wife call her friends girls. Nothing wrong with that.
    - alvian on 02/03/2018 - 13:39
      
      +1
      
      @Letrico:
      
      I call my mates boys and my wife call her friends girls
      
      Which is different from the usage in the post. "Boys" and "girls" are age equivalent. "Men" and "girls" are not.
      
      "The boys and the girls are playing together." — children playing, perfectly innocent.
      "The men and the girls are playing together." — paedophile alert.
      
      Absolutely not interchangeable in any era.
    - schquid on 02/03/2018 - 13:51
      
      +1
      
      @Letrico: No dear fellow we are off to meet the other gentlemen down at the local establishment for a few pints of mead and perhaps some whisky if things become a tad rowdy! One hopes the horses are fit today, it would be a dreadful hassle if we had to exit the carriage and walk all that way!
      
      The ladies, of course, will remain at the manor. A night on the town is no place for such frail dispositions.
    - Letrico on 02/03/2018 - 13:53
      
      @alvian:
      
      "My boys and your girls are playing together." — children playing, perfectly innocent.
      
      This can still mean grown up men playing with young girls. Just wordplay.
      
      The point is those words are used interchangeably in a casual context that it can easily cause confusion, no denying that.
      
      If you read the description properly, it first mentioned women and then use the word girls to describe them when mentioning men in the following sentence. It is highly likely that the OP is actually a female and used girls to mention other females.
      
      Knowing that the OP does not care about interchanging the words to describe the gender, why being so harsh and be upset about it?
    - Letrico on 02/03/2018 - 13:54
      
      +1
      
      @schquid:After you dear sir, it will be a fine evening. plays moustache
    - alvian on 02/03/2018 - 14:01
      
      @Letrico:
      
      If you read the description properly, it first mentioned women and then use the word girls to describe them when mentioning men in the following sentence
      
      So a female on her own is a woman, but when a man accompanies the same woman she suddenly becomes a girl. I find that condescending.
    - Letrico on 02/03/2018 - 14:08
      
      @alvian: Not denying the sentence sounds funny but to me it feels like OP just wrote girls out of habit of calling other women as a woman.
      
      I'm sure most females enjoy being called girls instead of women too. Make it sounds like they are younger.
    - [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 14:17
      
      +1
      
      Nope. A boy is a man is a male. A girl is a woman is a female.
    - alvian on 02/03/2018 - 14:23
      
      +1
      
      @StoneSin: A boy is not a man and a girl is not a woman. There are implied ages in those words but which you ignore for unknown reason.
      
      "A boy has a love affair with a girl" — Romeo and Juliet
      "A man has a love affair with a girl" — Lolita
    - [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 14:30
      
      +1
      
      @alvian: No there are no implied ages, man.
    - alvian on 02/03/2018 - 14:54
      
      +1
      
      @StoneSin: Whatever takes your fancy. Just that the English language, as exemplified by the following dictionary definitions, disagrees with you.
      
      Man: an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
      Woman: the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
      Boy: a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
      Girl: a female child, from birth to full growth.
    - schquid on 02/03/2018 - 16:16
      
      @alvian: unfortunately for all involved English, particularly Australian English, is heavily reliant on colloquial meanings. We can quote ~~scripture~~ dictionaries all day long but the populace will imply and infer non-standard meaning from the words they use depending on their upbringing, social background, situation etc.
      
      e.g. I've heard plenty of women refer to another woman as "man" or "dude". Similarly "girl" is a colloquially acceptable noun for women of most ages in Australia. It wouldn't work in the UK but it works here.
    - alvian on 02/03/2018 - 16:31
      
      @schquid: Fine, let us talk about context. The context is a post on OzBargain announcing a workshop targeted towards women. It isn't small talk amongst women, amongst men and women, or amongst friends. It is an advertisement from an organisation to Victorian women. The advertisement was written in a formal style with no reliance on colloquialism.
      
      Is "girl" an acceptable substitute for an adult female when she is accompanied by a man in this context? Would you call a woman customer "girl" when she is accompanied by a man, and "woman" when she is not?
    - idonotknowwhy on 02/03/2018 - 16:45
      
      +1
      
      @alvian: I agree with you mate. They're trying to imply that big scary "men" make coding environments unsafe and unfriendly for "girls".
      
      in a safe, friendly, inclusive environment
      
      Without that sentence ^ I'd be happy to brush it off as accidental, but set in this context, I think you're right.
      
      Not only that; but ironically, they call it an "inclusive" environment when they're explicitly exuding almost half the population.
      
      P.S. I didn't actually know that boy and girl referred to Children:
      
      Boy(dictionary.com): a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
      
      Girl(dictionary.com): a female child, from birth to full growth.
    - [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 16:46
      
      @alvian: The truth does take my fancy, thanks!
cqbman on 02/03/2018 - 13:42

+3

Discrimination at its finest
- idonotknowwhy on 02/03/2018 - 14:09
  
  Nah, this is 'good discrimination' right?
  (Only reason I'm not negging the deal too, is that I don't neg for "ethical reasons". Free is still free)
avgbowlofpho on 02/03/2018 - 14:12

+5

gender discrimination, not even the North Korean government stoops to this level
rompastompa on 02/03/2018 - 14:22

+1

Oh, it says Nodegirls.

backs out slowly
ExtraSalt on 02/03/2018 - 14:24

+1

Trump says no more Mexicans…he does not discriminate by gender, he treats them all the same.
- Letrico on 02/03/2018 - 15:02
  
  +2
  
  Did he? I thought he said Clinton is not fit to be the president because she is a female
  - idonotknowwhy on 02/03/2018 - 16:46
    
    +1
    
    I guess he's just as sexist as nodegirls then lol
  - Maverick-au on 02/03/2018 - 18:34
    
    I thought he said Clinton is not fit to be the president because she is a female
    
    I thought it was because she's a corrupt incompetent stealing cow married to a Paedophile.
DaTa on 02/03/2018 - 16:55

+3

Extremely sexist I don't see any female dominant roles having free training for men?
DuckKnight on 02/03/2018 - 17:10

+1

men can come only with a girl as plus one :)

Is it OK if my girl is inanimate?

asking for a friend
DanielBaird on 02/03/2018 - 18:07

-1

Free training open to many ozbargainers, is bargain.
- idonotknowwhy on 02/03/2018 - 18:38
  
  I'm tempted to go in drag. "I sexually identify as a woman"
  - ExtraSalt on 02/03/2018 - 20:09
    
    +1
    
    tried that at Fernwood Gym…na doesn't work
    - Maverick-au on 02/03/2018 - 20:34
      
      +1
      
      tried that at Fernwood Gym…na doesn't work
      
      It will soon, all you will have to do is say that you identify as a female and they will have to let you join.
    - idonotknowwhy on 03/03/2018 - 09:21
      
      +1
      
      @Maverick-au: sounds good. Free pizza for women in the other deal. Just need a deal on a wig and I'm sorted.

This was posted 6 years 2 months 4 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

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