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Poll: What are the gender demographics of HN?

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Re: Poll: What are the gender demographics of HN?

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Post by tipiirai »

Jensson wrote: post #21
NKosmatos wrote: post #3

Being a “data junkie” myself, I would also like to have access to various anonymized statistics for HN users just out of curiosity, but this isn’t possible. See some previous posts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4397332 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35567986

Gender poll from 2009 seems very relevant here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=591309 About 5% women, it is interesting how little things change.

Here's the most recent gender poll made just few hours ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38031363

Still only 5% woman

Re: Poll: What are the gender demographics of HN?

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Post by Jensson »

tipiirai wrote: post #31
Jensson wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gender poll from 2009 seems very relevant here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=591309 About 5% women, it is interesting how little things change.

Here's the most recent gender poll made just few hours ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38031363 Still only 5% woman

Yes, we are in that thread which is why I said it is interesting that things didn't change much.

Re: Poll: What are the gender demographics of HN?

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Post by tcfhgj »

_8j50 wrote: post #29

The one thing I valued most about online communities at least "back in the day" was not knowing this stuff. I could genuinely be interacting with people as persons without being biased about them. It was the great equalizer and part of what drew me towards "the hacker's manifesto". Most of us I think fail to understand what an immense treasure of justice anonymity or at least pseudonymity is. It sucks that the modern…

Not knowing the gender (distribution) of commenters is not knowing the underlying bias in the replies of these commenters.

Thus no, such info shouldn't be banned.

Re: Poll: What are the gender demographics of HN?

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Post by Conscat »

tcfhgj wrote: post #33
_8j50 wrote: post #29

The one thing I valued most about online communities at least "back in the day" was not knowing this stuff. I could genuinely be interacting with people as persons without being biased about them. It was the great equalizer and part of what drew me towards "the hacker's manifesto". Most of us I think fail to understand what an immense treasure of justice anonymity or at least pseudonymity is. It sucks that the modern…

Not knowing the gender (distribution) of commenters is not knowing the underlying bias in the replies of these commenters. Thus no, such info shouldn't be banned.

It's vitally important to know the perspective from which somebody evaluates the gender wage gap when I'm reading their complaints about Node.

Re: Poll: What are the gender demographics of HN?

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Post by lolinder »

anonymoushn wrote: post #36

After ThoughtWorks emailed me saying they wouldn't hire male candidates I've decided to move on from being male.

IANAL, but if you have that in writing, it seems like you have a massive employment discrimination lawsuit just waiting for a lawyer.

Re: Poll: What are the gender demographics of HN?

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Post by tipiirai »

Jensson wrote: post #32
tipiirai wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's the most recent gender poll made just few hours ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38031363 Still only 5% woman

Yes, we are in that thread which is why I said it is interesting that things didn't change much.

Sorry! My mistake. Thought I was on a different thread.
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