I almost never come across women on HN in the comments section or anywhere else.
I am interested in knowing about women in tech and their journey, stories and challenges.
Feel free to share anything you like.
Ask HN: Women of HN, tell us about yourself and your journey in tech so far?
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#2i am a gurl, i can tell you the pay gap is still real, how dare my senior have higher salary than me! #meToo #itsHerTurn #Drumpf
Re: Ask HN: Women of HN, tell us about yourself and your journey in tech so far?
#3Is this thread like Stephen Hawkings party for time travellers? :)
Serious question though, how do you know when you come across women in the HN comments?
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#4i am a gurl, i can tell you the pay gap is still real, how dare my senior have higher salary than me! #meToo #itsHerTurn #Drumpf
I love this mature response. It really reflects well on the state of sexism in the industry.
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#5Re: Ask HN: Women of HN, tell us about yourself and your journey in tech so far?
#6Is this thread like Stephen Hawkings party for time travellers? :) Serious question though, how do you know when you come across women in the HN comments?
> how do you know when you come across women in the HN comments?
usually start with "As a woman.."
Re: Ask HN: Women of HN, tell us about yourself and your journey in tech so far?
#7There's a game called Valhalla, in which there is a fictional version of the internet where everyone online is assumed to be female and where women didn't have to hide their gender in online communities to avoid biases. The game's take on internet culture feels absurdist, but the satire really hits home when you see threads like this that highlights how invisible women are in our IRL internet culture.
In an ideal world, women don't have to call out their gender in comments (as another user suggests). Instead, we shouldn't assume all posters are male by default.
Re: Ask HN: Women of HN, tell us about yourself and your journey in tech so far?
#8There's a game called Valhalla, in which there is a fictional version of the internet where everyone online is assumed to be female and where women didn't have to hide their gender in online communities to avoid biases. The game's take on internet culture feels absurdist, but the satire really hits home when you see threads like this that highlights how invisible women are in our IRL internet culture. In an ideal wor…
i think the real question is how come you like to play as a female?
Re: Ask HN: Women of HN, tell us about yourself and your journey in tech so far?
#9i am a gurl, i can tell you the pay gap is still real, how dare my senior have higher salary than me! #meToo #itsHerTurn #Drumpf
thanks for the strawwoman!
Re: Ask HN: Women of HN, tell us about yourself and your journey in tech so far?
#10Is this thread like Stephen Hawkings party for time travellers? :) Serious question though, how do you know when you come across women in the HN comments?
you don't, but when unspecified with "as a woman.." I'm guessing people in the tech community are generally just assumed to be men since that's the majority