> For all intents and purposes, there's nothing stopping a woman from learning how to program, contribute to open source and engage in community. Except the co

> For all intents and purposes, there's nothing stopping a woman from learning how to program, contribute to open source and engage in community. Except the community, which is generally hostile towards women. Sure, someone can learn how to program on their own without ever interacting with the programming community, but that means shutting them off from a huge and helpful resource. > A lot of people, male and female alike, operate under a pseudonym. "It's fine as long as you never say you're a woman!" Yeah, that's indicative of a friendly culture. >Unless you're a celebrity, it's generally smarter for plenty of reasons, including risk management (something contemporary feminists don't seem to comprehend) and OPSEC. Aside from all your open source work never being attributable to yourself, sure. It's totally smarter. I'm sure no one ever contributes to open source projects with the intent of getting their name out. And your little aside to "contemporary feminists" (ironically in the same comment where you complain about generalizing cultures) just reveals your true intention in this discussion. > ...tend to be mostly about offended sensibilities. Ah, here we go. The "you're just too sensitive" argument. As though not wanting to be hurt or harassed or bothered is a bad thing. As though the culture of trolling and adolescent behavior that permeates the programming community should remain the status quo, and anyone who calls for change just doesn't have thick enough skin. You sure do bring some unique and insightful contributions.