I don't know you, but I agree with what you have to say. 2) Talk to people who disagree with me (definitely applies) 3) Engage in polite public hand-slapping

I don't know you, but I agree with what you have to say. 2) Talk to people who disagree with me (definitely applies) 3) Engage in polite public hand-slapping (I have benefited from this on occasion) I have experienced the other side of the coin. I have been in several hiring positions where I was forced to hire more female engineers out of a desire to build a diverse workforce. I have passed over qualified candidates for unqualified ones in the name of "diversity". To me that is more damaging to the perception of women in tech than anything else, and leads to environments where women in tech are viewed through an adversarial lens. To me it feels like a one-way conversation, where gender is a trump card that automatically gives one side the right of way. If it were up to me I wouldn't know a candidates gender until the first day they showed up for work.