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I can see why you're confused. I am actually objecting to the idea that HN and software in general is just 'a room full of men'.

• benologist 13y ago
  It's really the same argument, and response: not being explicitly included isn't really the same as being excluded and certainly not maliciously excluded.
  • seiji 13y ago
    It is the same, but when you are in the common majority class of oppressors (white, straight, male), it's difficult to see how your default views affect others negatively.
    • benologist 13y ago
      Is oppression still a thing? Seems like in this day and age [1] there is an awful lot of opportunity out there for all types of people to rise all the way up in society or government or anything else. [1] My sister's a lesbian and a doctor. My ex's brother is from a tiny little town in Nicaragua (very poor country) now attending med school in Barcelona on a full scholarship. My country (Australia)'s prime minister is a woman. The USA has a black president. Costa Rica (my daughter's country) has women in positions of power and authority all the way up to the president and that's not at all uncommon.
      • jacalata 13y ago
        Was a woman. And you might have heard a speech she made about sexism.