Sexism in Japan

The University of Tokyo sponsors “Girls Hackathon” which gives free dinner to college girls. The paper says:

• For female students of the University of Tokyo
• No need to programming skills
• Free of charge
• Gorgeous dinner party (豪華懇親会付)

Why this generous enlightenment is limited to college girls? With “gorgeous” dinner party? Sponsors might be looking for skilled employees, although those college girls are not genuine programmers, just after a few hours exercises.

I don’t believe that male programmers and executives in those companies are hunting for girlfriends or younger adulterous partners.

Buzz Plus News, which is one of gossip web magazines in Japan, reports that Chiyoda Madoka drinks rotton soy milk and get diarrhea. But who cares about just a Japanese girl’s diarrhea? Who is Chiyoda Madoka?

Chiyoda Madoka is employed by Microsoft Japan as an evangelist of Xamarin (one of MS’s programming platforms). She is known by her attractive looks rather than programming skills. Japan’s male programmers worship or spoil her, before and after Microsoft Japan starts employing her.

Finally some net media follows this sexism. It is known that there are to much male programmers and too few female ones in Japan. It is natural that Japan’s programmers behave gender biased. Anyway, media and companies should take responsibility.

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