Maria Kang makes no excuses, unlike developers without github profiles. It's pretty ironic you used this picture, since she got a lot of negative press for it,

Maria Kang makes no excuses, unlike developers without github profiles. It's pretty ironic you used this picture, since she got a lot of negative press for it, and she mostly used it to promote herself and her blog. Women are already under enough pressure in society to look "perfect" and this picture shamed them into not looking like the model. So women software engineer are supposed to spend tons of time at the gym to look like the model. They already do most of the child rearing (as well as house keeping and errands), and on top of that in order to get a job they are required to code in their spare time just to get a job. I live pretty far away from my parents (about 200 miles), and my dad is in poor health. He almost died a few months ago. I spend a lot of weekends visiting because I don't think I have much time left with him. Yes, that is my choice. Factors outside of my control prevent me from moving anywhere else.