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Asked by Lonelyheart807 (2927points) March 3rd, 2017

Our school just hired a new school nurse. Sadly, she seems to have next to no computer skills/tech skills. Apparently, checking her messages on her phone in her office is going to be a real hardship for her, even after she was walked through the process (most of which is menu prompted once you dial the number.)

This morning when she arrived, she indicated that she was still unable to check her messages. She could not give any details as to what the problem was, so, being very busy myself, I asked her to make the attempt again, and to write down what was happening. She then stated, maybe I’ll just get one of the guys to look at it, as they are better at that type of stuff.

When she said that, I figured I had just misunderstood her, and asked her to explain what she meant. She stated outright that guys are always better at “tech” stuff, and have had more experience with it. I told her I found that statement to be offensive and gender-biased, and she couldn’t understand why.

Are we really still making comments like this? And from another woman no less?

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