I've mentioned this before I think, but even geeks take advantage of organizing peer groups that are aligned to their own minority status. I mean, forming up a

I've mentioned this before I think, but even geeks take advantage of organizing peer groups that are aligned to their own minority status. I mean, forming up a group is practically Step 1 in "Surviving as a Minority". Most peer groups I've been in I have ended up as a minority in some sense (though not gender or race); it was by starting off in small groups (not necessarily of the same minority status, but supportive of such) that I was able to integrate into the larger whole. The real issue isn't that women in tech are forming up separate groups; it's that they have to so in order to feel welcomed and safe, and to have a central voice to advance equality and professionalism within the tech field. Those saying "just get over and fit in" don't get it; this is exactly how you start to fit in at all.