YC wants female founders. You should apply.

>After the meeting the VC told her husband 'not to bring his wife to VC meetings.'

Another data point clustering around vc ineptitude. Why are the fools always employed as gatekeepers?

I guess that's true in most industries - women had to work much harder than men just to get their foot in the door, but eventually perceptions change - when there are enough women there to change the (mostly unconscious, I think) perception. I think that there's a good chance for a change here. I know very few female hackers, but they tend to be really good - I guess it takes being way above average to be able to penetrate a group that's predominantly the other gender/race/views/whatever. However, if you do have the ability, and the tenacity to survive in such hostile environment, you probably have a better-than-average chance of success.