The most worrying thing to me is that despite the frequent discussions on HN, there are people in this thread who would rather assume that there is no problem,

The most worrying thing to me is that despite the frequent discussions on HN, there are people in this thread who would rather assume that there is no problem, and this is just the way things are. Until blatant ignorance and misconceptions like this are dispelled, we need to have more discussions. Disclaimer: I'm male, studying STEM education and the gender gap.