[yifanl]

I'm going to reframe those questions.

Why are there no "men in tech" events? Why are no efforts made to encourage white guys to study compsci?

After all, if there's a genuine need for them, I would strongly expect them to exist.

[repolfx]

Because men in software don't agitate for them in the same way (some) women do.

But in other fields sometimes such events are organised, to encourage men into female-dominated jobs. Guess who comes out of the woodwork to attack them:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/08/sydne...

The University of Sydney is under fire for a new scholarship of nearly $30,000 that gives preference to male applicants, with the head of the scholarships office likening it to grants that “discriminate” against students who are not Aboriginal.

...

“The way I think about it, affirmative action should only apply to people who have structural barriers to receiving an education – that’s what the exemption in discrimination law is about, so you can procure particular benefits for women in Stem [science, technology, engineering and mathematics], Aboriginal students and so on,” Grant said. “It’s not for further advantaging men. It’s really quite bizarre.”

[leereeves]

I get your point but there's a strong bias against any program target at specifically helping men.

For example, there are few events targeted at recruiting more boys to college, even though only 40% of college students are male; and few programs specifically targeted at helping homeless men even though most homeless people are adult men.

Contrast that to the PR value of program like this that's targeted at helping women.

[anon12345690]

theres no genuine need for any specific group because there is already plenty of competition

some people and groups just want special treatment