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It seems like a decent way to engage women in the content of the article to me. I think that is one of the aims, and why not? The article was written by a woman
by jpxw 6y ago
It seems like a decent way to engage women in the content of the article to me. I think that is one of the aims, and why not? The article was written by a woman after all.
- anticristi 6y agoTrue, it just brings back bad memories from EU's "Science: It's a girls thing" campaign. https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2012/jun/29/science-girl-thing-viral-fiasco https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2012/jun/29/science...
- jpxw 6y agoThat initiative is indeed cringeworthy and pandering. But this article feels more organic and genuine, to me. This article was written by a woman software engineer in her own time, and not commissioned by a boardroom full of bureaucrats, maybe that is why.