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I can't believe the whining comments here so far. GitHub can contribute to any organization it wants to.

People are also free to criticize Github for any reason they want to.

Personally, I think the Ada Initiative is doing far more harm than good. They're pushing a strange brand of coddling and gender privilege.

It's fine you think that. I think that hundreds of girls don't really care about that initial help, will get some seriously good programming done, release some fantastic code and not read your comment at all except with a passing glance at someone who feels slighted for something that doesn't affect him at all.

> ... except with a passing glance at someone who feels slighted for something that doesn't affect him at all.

If the Ada Initiative didn't affect the rest of the industry at all, then they wouldn't be considered effective at their mission.

Whether or not you agree with the way they approach their mission is another question.

Is this a zero sum game? Are there only 1000 jobs ever in the world and men are worried for their positions?

True. At the same time if GitHub (or anyone else) dared contribute to an organization promoting, say, men's right's, you'd never hear the end of it.

If you're talking about many MRA groups, people would likely have a problem because they're considered hate groups by regarded organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Additionally, it's not like we have a dearth of men in programming. They seem to be doing just fine.

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