"Women on GitHub" != "women". Nobody is suggesting women are better at programming. The results are showing that women who submit GitHub PRs are more competent.

"Women on GitHub" != "women". Nobody is suggesting women are better at programming. The results are showing that women who submit GitHub PRs are more competent. There could be any number of reasons for that: - women are more timid, so they don't even try submitting a PR until they're sure their work is good - less determined women (who would perhaps also be less competent) are turned off by the culture of the industry - women in the industry hide behind gender-neutral profiles until they have more experience