I agree 100% that this type of behavior absolutely must change as soon as possible however it will take participation from everyone involved, both men and women. You are absolutely correct in your statement that this type of interaction has become normalized. There are some complete pigs out there that we can call out all day and they will likely never change however I believe that there are also a lot of men that are acclimated to this current normalization of sexist behavior and if it were brought to their attention they would be mortified. The thing is, both men and women need to address this when it happens and not weeks later on a KZbin video without the participation of everyone involved. Maybe before you posted this it would have been a good idea to reach out to Woody and Gus? They very well might have surprised you with their reaction and response…. I’m also curious about this, was Sarah on board with calling out Gus and Woody like this? In summary I can say that I’m disappointed that you felt uncomfortable in retrospect but I’m also disappointed that you seem to have employed what can arguably be described as potentially canceling ambush tactics to bring up your feelings.

Thanks for this honest and important video!

I just failed mine, mainly due to 2 failed CESAs. I think the instruct gave up and didn't complete the remaining tests she had allocated for the day. I asked to try on the next dive, so we did that. I succeeded from 4.5m, but she didn't want to retest me on it from 6m, effectively failing me from dive 3. She sufficiently gave up on dive 3 that we didn't even complete a 20 minute dive even though I had sufficient air left for the 2 minutes needed to make 20 minutes.

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Yeah. I'm unsubscrbing. You called out sexist divers for being...well..sexist. Then they contacted you because they knew they screwed up. Now,, according to you it's "so cool!" And you want to "collaberate" with them.Jesus you're pathetic.

I recently finished my Open Water certification and I have a trip to Australia planned this month for my first official dive! I recently found your channel and I appreciate your videos and bringing to light these issues and being open and honest about it. Things won't change unless it's talked about. People know this which is why there is so much criticism when we do talk about it, in the hopes it will silence women from discussing it. Thank you again ❤

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I totally agree, I have worked with many woman in the military and they can out work many men

Waaah.

I'm a big believer in saving the oceans and conservation, but you really lost me at vegan. Csrijgnsbout the planet and conservation does not mean you cannot eat any meat at all ever or animal produce. Smh. Dissapointed.

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Get over it. Show your stuff ladies, and I mean your grit, and not your ass. You have what it takes. You set your tone, and don't forget it. There will always be little boys in mens clothing. They are not worth wasting your time on. I'm seventy, I was hiring women pilots in the '70s, not because they were women, but because they had the skill set required. It's nonsense, and the 'Boys Club' is an excuse. Dump it and the rainbow watch band.

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I live in the Northeast part of America. Summer Water Temps are in the 60'sF. But when you go to Fl, The Water Temps are Higher. Could be part of the problem.

My experience is that more & more women are getting into scuba at all levels, and that is fantastic. For example, I am doing my IDC right now and our class of four candidates is made up of three females plus myself.

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I do not see a problem here.

It was a Swiss Goddess who Inspired me to get OW Certified!!!

I could care less of you wear pink wet suit, can you train me properly and bring me out alive.

Was any of that in any way detrimental to you getting experience diving? If you knew they were all males in both instances you brought up, would you not have went?

Its a 'boys club' because women don't want to dive. Stop trying to fix things that aren't broken.

I would say 20 to 30 percent women where we dive

This is highly subjective and likely has regional factors as opposed to ALL OF SCUBA DIVING

I hate hearing diving described as a "boys club", but Sarah is correct. I'm happy to dive with anyone male or female provided they are safe and competent. I do follow Sarah on KZbin and just followed Ocean's account. But I really do wish some people could learn to have some class with regards to how they carry themselves and speak to people.

I think Woody was joking though...it was out of line.

My No. 2 PADI OW instructor (Did the whole thing again after a long break) was Amanda here in Denmark she was a fantastic instructor and so helpful and very thorough. We could not have had a better instructor..

Hi both, I'm a fan of you both and a subscriber to both your channels. You raise some eye opening points here, always been diving with female buddies and never thought of diving as a boys club , but you do raise some good points sexism do happen unfortunately..

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Our social dive club has a rather big gender imbalance. Our whole committee team is men! Recently we've attracted some younger people, but we haven't been able to attract women to take leadership roles. I've only been part of the committee a few months, and so far I haven't seen any negative behaviours, but the committee is mostly much older guys, so it is very possible that at the very least we have an image issue. They are a bit "old school", so I do expect some resistance to any major changes, but Im happy to take the initiative to improve. The few experienced diver women in the club are too busy as instructors outside of the club, or with other projects. Any suggestions on where to start? I'd love to see our club evolve into a more progressive and welcoming place. We already are succeeding with attracting people from overseas, and even lgbt folks, but for some reason we are absolutely failing with attracting women! Great video!

This isn't a dive industry issue; its bigger; its a society issue and it will take decades for that to change; but for the most part it is slowly changing. Unfortunately this is also coupled with the "look at me" and "look how dumb and inappropriate I can be" social media muppets who will do anything to get a laugh, a follow, a like, a subscribe to feeed their ego (and in some cases bank balance).

Really reaching for views with this one

I agree that this is an important topic and won't tolerate disrespectful behavior toward anyone. However, after viewing the entire Divetalk video, it didn't appear that Woody intended to make you feel uncomfortable or was coming on to you in any way. If you were offended, you should have said so immediately. Was that really the best example available of male misogyny in diving? Calling Woody out publicly, after the fact, over his innocuous attempt at humor is disingenuous and counterproductive to your argument. 😢

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Woody is an idiot pretending to be someone who’s not. Time for Gus to replace this poltergeist looking dude. He tells divers that alligators are your friends 🫨

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Love this video! Been following you both for a while and know that any diver would be lucky to benefit from your knowledge , experience and passion. I’ve been trying to get my sister and female friends into diving and know that the community needs educators and influencers like the two of you!l for all of the women (and men) who may be hesitant about getting into diving. Thanks for all of your posts and standing up! - a loyal subscriber

Keep divin' ladies. Good part is, SCUBA is changing. Went on a trip last year. Female divemaster ; more women on our boat than men; and I hope that continues. There is no reason everyone shouldn't (or couldn't) enjoy the wonderful journeys under water. And if men were actually thinking about it, you'd think they would want more women in diving right??? But Sarah hit the nail on the head - people just need to be a little more cognizant about their own personal filter. And they should watch your video so that maybe one day they realize their "friendly" comments aren't so friendly to the one receiving the comment! Anyway, see ya'll on the next safety stop. Stay safe.

While I do believe Woody wasn't degrading you on purpose, I am a firm believer in the reality of others feelings. Their feelings are their reality. He did cross a line. At one time I worked for a company that distributed custom and high performance auto parts. There were two women in sales whose knowledge way over shadowed mine. Men customers would literally call and say, "Can I talk to one of the guys?" If they only knew!

I have a son and two daughters who have been certified since they were 10. So there that.

I've been diving for 10 + years and can confidently say I have never seen this on a dive boat. I have my own community of divers I tend to travel with so am sort of in a bubble to be fair. I have done many dives in Hawaii, Cozumel, Jamaica, and Seattle. Dive masters have been about a 50-50 split male to female for me, and the boat captains have always treated everyone the same. Also, in that @DIVETALK clip you showed right at the beginning, you failed to mention that Gus was calling Woody out constantly when his comments approached a line, and Woody was carefully clarifying his intended meaning the whole time. Harassment and discrimination are not ok anywhere. As far as my experience goes, I see it far far less in the dive community than I do in my every day life. I'm sorry your experiences have been so different.

Thank you both for making this video. I cannot fathom to imagine what you must go through and the comments, stares, etc that you must brush off. By making this video, you are raising awareness and in a very polite and positive way. The “innocent” comments are really no so innocent, the other ones - even less so. Hopefully, by sharing your experiences and thoughts some change will come.

I am really sorry for your experiences. Thank you for sharing because it certainly makes me more aware. We need a more inclusive dive community with lots of different people. Currently, I feel it is still too niche.