And.. they're girls. A smile and you'd give and pardon her anything. (I'm not saying that in a sexist way or to act like they've got it easy, I hope. It's just.. you know when they look at you, ask you to fix whatever bugs they have with that smile? A nerd(boy) could smile as much as he wants, he'd better google and RTFM before asking to fix that bug.)
That has certainly been a facet of my experience in 15 years spent working in or adjacent to development departments. Although I think it has less to do with being attractive, or a woman, as being _cultured_ the way women have conventionally been.
We're taught to be polite, warm, and deferential, and to thank someone effusively when they do something for us. I've seen men work the same angle, though.
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And.. they're girls. A smile and you'd give and pardon her anything. (I'm not saying that in a sexist way or to act like they've got it easy, I hope. It's just.. you know when they look at you, ask you to fix whatever bugs they have with that smile? A nerd(boy) could smile as much as he wants, he'd better google and RTFM before asking to fix that bug.)
That has certainly been a facet of my experience in 15 years spent working in or adjacent to development departments. Although I think it has less to do with being attractive, or a woman, as being _cultured_ the way women have conventionally been.
We're taught to be polite, warm, and deferential, and to thank someone effusively when they do something for us. I've seen men work the same angle, though.