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Dubai? So are you not interested in attracting women to startups?

Inflammatory drive-bys are trolling. If you have a substantive point, make it thoughtfully; if you don't, please don't post.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13830706 and marked it off-topic.

What else is there to say? It's the Middle East. Can women even start businesses there? What if you're gay? Will they behead the CEO of a Y Combinator-backed startup if he/she is ousted as gay or an atheist? Will the founder have to have a male escort to board meetings?

There's nothing substantive about what you're doing here, it's wildly off-topic, and just because there is a kernel of factual truth in what you're saying does not mean it isn't a smear. We ban accounts that post like this, so please stop.

The irony of choosing Dubai because of America's supposed intolerance.. hope you don't want not only women, gays, non-married couples, or all the other BS a muslim state enforces.

What do you mean?

Are you familiar with the Middle East?

You're being a bit broad with your brush strokes there. The United Arab Emirates (of which Dubai is one) has a female labor force participation rate of ~46%. While that is low compared to the ~50-60% you'd see in most OECD countries, it's not that far off places like Poland (48%) and better than, say, Mexico (45%). It's definitely not Iran (15%) or Saudi Arabia (20%).

That statistic is simply meaningless in this context. Just today some girl got arrested with her boyfriend for sex before marriage. Does that happen in Mexico or Poland?

Are you?

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150422-which-women-get-ah...

And a few other spots around the world?

Have you even been to Dubai? It's more happening place than SF. Clearly you have no idea and can't differentiate b/w Saudi and Dubai.

Just yesterday:

Tourist couple arrested in Abu Dhabi for sex before marriage after police discover woman is pregnant

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tourist-couple-arrested...

Look at the visa policy for unmarried women under 30 for Dubai. It's not SA yes, but is still restrictive

update: It seems the restriction on women traveling who don't have husbands/fathers has been relaxed/ended. Looking more into it.

Update 2: On UAE Embassy for US no mention of restrictions But not the case for other countries.

For Indian women one provider states: For female applicants and students who are above 18 years and travelling alone require NOC from parents / husband, Photo ID of parents/ husband. Coloured copy of the host passport / residence visa

> Look at the visa policy for unmarried women under 30 for Dubai

With little googling you can find a reason behind this. Dubai escorts is huge.

That reasoning could be used to justify a lot of things.

(I know you may be stating their reasoning and not I am not saying you are endorsing that)

I totally don't endorse that. But it gets better, last month they removed visas for Russians and I'm coming soon!

Try to get Schengen or US visa if you're a single woman under 30. Visa officers will openly treat you as a prostitute.

I haven't. They won't allow me to enter, because of my nationality, ever. Please tell me more about how Dubai is like SF except with more relaxed visa laws. I certainly will never be able to experience it myself, since only SF will let me in, so I'll have to rely on your stories for comparison.

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