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I wonder what institutional barriers keep women from hacking. As lack of interest is often dismissed as an explanation.
by cmdrfred 10y ago
I wonder what institutional barriers keep women from hacking. As lack of interest is often dismissed as an explanation.
- mikeash 10y agoI'm sure lack of interest is a big reason, but that just changes the question to, why is there a lack of interest? Personally, I think it's because so much of this activity happens online, and online communities are still often extremely misogynistic. Women interested in participating in such communities often have to hide who they are lest they be faced with an endless cavalcade of "tits or gtfo" and unsolicited dick pictures and other aggressive behavior.
- eximius 10y agoRegardless of whether it is a valid reason for fewer women in tech, I think men are far more prone to destructive rebellion that can lead to criminal hacking. So, at least in that respect, females may just be less interested in the destructive hacking arts and more interested in constructive hacking.