Why Women's ideas are not heard
Katrine Kielos-Marçal |
TEDxVitoriaGasteiz
• May 2023
Did you know that electric cars existed back in the early 20th century but were discarded because it was a woman’s vehicle? They weren’t manly enough. Katrine Kielos-Marçal argues that **gender bias** has pushed women out of economic sectors into lower status and paying jobs.
Up until the mid 1960s, computer programming was a woman’s industry. Then, it became men’s reign. And, along with them, came higher salaries and status. It seems as if money and status keep following men around in the economy. Why is that?
The problem is that our definition of innovation and technology largely follows our definition of masculinity. So, how can we change that?