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You know what I'd love to see the next time one of these inflammatory gender-related posts comes up?

One thread that only women are allowed to post to. No men to challenge them, play devil's advocate or otherwise defend their privilege. Just one place for us to say our piece without being downvoted into oblivion, where our voice can be heard (in all its glorious heterogeneity).

Because that's what's missing in this conversation about women in tech. Women.

Carry on mansplaining your way through it boys... I'll be over here building things.

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>Carry on mansplaining your way through it boys

Using language like this is no more constructive than male chauvinists telling you to stop bitching and get back in the kitchen. It might rally those who already share your beliefs, but it sure won't help you connect with the people you most want to reach.

"mansplaining"? "boys"? Are you serious?

Ignore her, she's just femsplaining!

Totally serious.

Try to imagine reading this as a female developer/founder. It's not that it's all crazy/insulting/aaargh, but enough is. And it's happening without our input.

So. Frustrating.

There are women in YC, as seen in comments above. Nice of you to declare their input absolutely worthless.

You'll be more successful if you don't hallucinate sexism where there isn't any. Plenty of women in the tech field manage to do this. There's no reason you can't, too. I hope you come to feel more comfortable with your place in tech in the future, because the "all men are out to get us" mindset espoused by modern mainstream feminism has a very severe and debilitating effect on women's careers.

>You know what I'd love to see the next time one of these inflammatory gender-related posts comes up?

>One thread that only men are allowed to post to. No women to challenge them, play devil's advocate or otherwise defend their privilege. Just one place for us to say our piece without being downvoted into oblivion, where our voice can be heard (in all its glorious heterogeneity).

>Because that's what's missing in this conversation about men in tech. Men.

>Carry on femsplaining your way through it girls... I'll be over here building things.

Do you think you'd react well to a comment written like this? Expect hostility--it's deserved. Sexism isn't pretty, and that goes for both misogyny AND misandry.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6998559

Sure, but how would that even work in practice? Ban every poster that seems like a man from that specific thread? Invite-only?

Not saying it's easy or even plausible (though just asking nicely would probably do it for verification). Just that it'd be nice.

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