alt Hacker NewsUnpopular opinion, but so true. I find it sad that at least 50% of the time when I see a female name in tech circles, and am already happy for a positive example of more women in IT, I realize it is a trans person.
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lasershark • today at 9:28 AM
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mono442 • today at 7:58 AM
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For me the number has been closer to 80% (my interestes/categories have been, foss, software dev, high tech specialization / academic work).
This is not surprising because I remember looking at the stats, females accounted for 2% of open source developers. And it was 7% female software devs (non-oss included, work etc). These stats are a few years old. I wonder if we can still find stats about cis-women in FOSS. Have the stats increased? Or is it too much of political hot potato to gather such stats?
How many males are naturally fascinated with computers? I know I was. Therefore it makes sense that if we see a female name, it is not just possible but likely that, that person is trans. Nowadays when I see a female name, I don't make the same happy assumptions I used to. That said, I welcome anybody interested in computers with open arms.