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The fact that this question was instantly flagged off the front page says a lot about the HN readership in and of itself. OP, I'm not aware of such a site, but I'm sure many people would appreciate a place like that.

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Thank you. Given some of the responses ( and direct accusations of "toxic genderbaiting", wanting to "split HN", etc. ) I will not comment or participate at all, simply afraid.

I regret having asked now.

It's probably being flagged because it's toxic genderbaiting in a place that has a healthy disregard for gender in the first place.

What about this straightforward question is "toxic genderbaiting"?

Asking "is there an HN for women" is like asking "is there a Github for lesbians". It's implying women aren't welcome. On a website where if you don't explicitly say it yourself, nobody will ever know if you're a man or a woman.

I am seriously confused. Whats wrong with asking if there is a lesbian github? Also I doubt asking wether there’s a HN for males with bbq bellies who want to talk space travel would get flagged as fast as this post. But i am sure the question you fantasised will.

> It's implying women aren't welcome.

Being welcome, doesn't automatically make something a good place.

People have different requirements, and this person seems to not find their requirements fulfilled here. No need to take this personal.

Male here. I dont think this should be flagged. It’s a question like any other, i dont see genderbaiting in it. Are, indeed, any sites or tech communities out there dominated by females as are there dominated by males? If not, why? As a former hiring manager i have seen a very very low number of female applicants. Why? This debate doesnt necessarily need to imply a conspiracy or toxic -isms. It is a genuine question we should be debating not flagging.

"The low number of female applicants in tech" is something completely different to the current topic.

The current topic is about having a separate HN with the majority of the community just being women.

I didnt read it that way, but if that was the topic what would have been wrong with it?

As a hiring manager, the only person who could've answered why would have been you.

Yeah but answers like “thats what landed in my inbox” dont paint the whole picture do they now?

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