I am a woman who just applied to Y Combinator with a "girly" idea. I admit to feeling a little odd about it. I almost wished that I were applying with a more ge

I am a woman who just applied to Y Combinator with a "girly" idea. I admit to feeling a little odd about it. I almost wished that I were applying with a more gender-neutral idea. On the other hand, I'm convinced that the idea is worthwhile, and it's not the sort of idea that I can envision a group of 20-something men pursuing. I think it's only natural to ask yourself what you might understand better than your competition. (In fact, that's a question on the Y Combinator application!) I suppose I'm trying to argue that sliverstorm is right here. Of course, some of it is just that women are more likely to be interested in girly things, and people in general tend to want to start companies that they are personally interested in. I don't see why that's a problem.