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> I do agree, but also feel like ANYTHING AT ALL to encourage more women to join in on things like this is a good thing. Why assume the only effect could be a
by cjbprime 14y ago
> I do agree, but also feel like ANYTHING AT ALL to encourage more women to join in on things like this is a good thing.
Why assume the only effect could be a positive one? It's possible for an idea to discourage women from joining in on things, and furthermore encourage women who've already joined in to feel demotivated. This seems like it might well be one of those ideas.
Also, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politicians_syllogism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politicians_syllogism.
- lk145 14y agoI can't speak for all women, but as a female developer, I definitely find this event discouraging. I hate being seen as "female dev" instead of just a dev. The last thing I want to do is go to an event that is based on this distinction and could possibly be used as evidence that I am less skilled at my job because of my gender. This is why I only feel truly comfortable at all-women hackathons. It's the only place where I can believe with reasonable certainty that if I mess up it won't lead to a generalization like this: http://xkcd.com/385/ http://xkcd.com/385/