I don't think there's a bright-line answer for when having groups dedicated to specific issues or points of identity is useful and when it isn't useful. Some wo

I don't think there's a bright-line answer for when having groups dedicated to specific issues or points of identity is useful and when it isn't useful. Some women find meetups specifically aimed at discussing issues related to women in technology useful, and others don't. The woman who wrote this article doesn't, and appears to be generalizing, based on a rather limited understanding of feminism and not having even attended the event in question, to argue that no other woman should either. You find some similar splits of opinion relating to LGBT organizations: some people join them, attend events, etc., while others studiously avoid them and sometimes even resent their existence or any implication that they should attend.