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I have noticed that some women only tech events tend to go very lightly into technical matters and lean more towards the social justice side of things and I can

I have noticed that some women only tech events tend to go very lightly into technical matters and lean more towards the social justice side of things and I can very easily see just how unappealing such events would be.

crankylinuxuser 9y ago
No, I'm pretty sure its "Code like a girl". That's the name of the submitted and is the completed form of said URL. I'm also reasonably sure that referring to women professionals as "girls" is also one of those things you shouldn't do. Right hand, meet left hand. These are adults, and they happen to be male/female/white/black/asian/whatever. (Unless we're actually talking about k-9 school aged females. Then girl is accurate.) Edit: I don't get the downmod. The first thing to change is our language. They are professionals, not girls. When our language entails using that modifier, it sets the emotion starting at that point. So, set the barrier to that of men, unless you think "son" and "boy" are acceptable ways to address other male professionals.
- Disruptive_Dave 9y ago
  You aren't allowed opinions, my friend. Right or wrong, you must be gender biased (unless it's against females) or you mustn't raise points.
  - dang 9y ago
    Could you please not do this here? Comments like this only make the discussion worse for everyone. It's a form of peeing in the pool, and it breaks the site guidelines badly, so we ban accounts that do it repeatedly. Any good-faith view is possible to express thoughtfully, so that's what we ask of HN users. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - mustacheemperor 9y ago
    I think the downvotes are more related to the fact that their opinion seems to have been formed without viewing the actual website.
- smt88 9y ago
  Code like a girl is a play on throw like a girl, which is a reclamation of a common pejorative description on the US.
- timthorn 9y ago
  No, the author is a teacher and is talking about girls, not professionals.
- benjaminl 9y ago
  > I'm also reasonably sure that referring to women professionals as "girls" is also one of those things you shouldn't do. Agreed. But this site doesn't do that. It consistently refers to women as women. For example the about page: > Welcome to Code Like A Girl, a space that celebrates breaking down society’s perceptions of women in technology. We believe that by providing women and girls with strong female role models we will be able to tip the gender ratio scale in tech. We hope to achieve this by amplifying the voices of women and their allies! Or look at the Role Models section, it consistently uses women. The Girls section of the site has stories about female children.
- Nursie 9y ago
  Given that the very first sentence in the article is indeed about schools, I feel your objection may be less than cromulent here. In fact the entire article is about education and kids - girls and boys. Not professionals.
20years 9y ago
Yep! I avoid these like the plague. I feel a lot of these types of events create more exclusion than inclusion.

crankylinuxuser 9y ago

No, I'm pretty sure its "Code like a girl". That's the name of the submitted and is the completed form of said URL. I'm also reasonably sure that referring to women professionals as "girls" is also one of those things you shouldn't do. Right hand, meet left hand. These are adults, and they happen to be male/female/white/black/asian/whatever. (Unless we're actually talking about k-9 school aged females. Then girl is accurate.) Edit: I don't get the downmod. The first thing to change is our language. They are professionals, not girls. When our language entails using that modifier, it sets the emotion starting at that point. So, set the barrier to that of men, unless you think "son" and "boy" are acceptable ways to address other male professionals.

Disruptive_Dave 9y ago
You aren't allowed opinions, my friend. Right or wrong, you must be gender biased (unless it's against females) or you mustn't raise points.
- dang 9y ago
  Could you please not do this here? Comments like this only make the discussion worse for everyone. It's a form of peeing in the pool, and it breaks the site guidelines badly, so we ban accounts that do it repeatedly. Any good-faith view is possible to express thoughtfully, so that's what we ask of HN users. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- mustacheemperor 9y ago
  I think the downvotes are more related to the fact that their opinion seems to have been formed without viewing the actual website.
smt88 9y ago
Code like a girl is a play on throw like a girl, which is a reclamation of a common pejorative description on the US.
timthorn 9y ago
No, the author is a teacher and is talking about girls, not professionals.
benjaminl 9y ago
> I'm also reasonably sure that referring to women professionals as "girls" is also one of those things you shouldn't do. Agreed. But this site doesn't do that. It consistently refers to women as women. For example the about page: > Welcome to Code Like A Girl, a space that celebrates breaking down society’s perceptions of women in technology. We believe that by providing women and girls with strong female role models we will be able to tip the gender ratio scale in tech. We hope to achieve this by amplifying the voices of women and their allies! Or look at the Role Models section, it consistently uses women. The Girls section of the site has stories about female children.
Nursie 9y ago
Given that the very first sentence in the article is indeed about schools, I feel your objection may be less than cromulent here. In fact the entire article is about education and kids - girls and boys. Not professionals.

20years 9y ago

Yep! I avoid these like the plague. I feel a lot of these types of events create more exclusion than inclusion.