It's that the points mentioned are the same old familiar points, and the arguments against them are also the same old familiar ones. For example, the article s

It's that the points mentioned are the same old familiar points, and the arguments against them are also the same old familiar ones. For example, the article says "men have more privilege than women", based on the criteria provided, which are > 1. Who don’t have families to take care of (kids, parents, whatever) > 2. who have a good, steady income (i.e. not learning while, say, balancing two part-time jobs) > 3. who live close to work (minimizing a commute) And yes, women are more likely to have people to take care of. However, there are also reasons to say women are more privileged than men in this context. For example, 4. Are in college, as a lot of open source contributors are college students. Women are a lot more likely to get into college than men. 5. Are not in jail or prison. Women are far less likely to be in those situations. In other words, it is horribly simplistic to say "men have more privilege than women" in this context. It's just lazy regurgitating of the familiar talking points. It's not helpful. Yes, it's worth mentioning some people have an easier way into open source. But no, it's a bad idea to turn this into an oversimplified and false matter of "men > women".