Great hyperbole, poor awareness of actual facts. Fact - qualified women are less likely to be hired than men with the same qualifications. Fact - studies have shown that women frequently write better code than men, but have it committed to projects less frequently, but ONLY when their username is specifically female - gender neutral or male names get committed more frequently. The code remains the same, only the name changes - why do you think that is? Women also are far less likely to even apply to jobs they are qualified for than men, because we are so frequently told that we aren’t good enough, that women read a job description and will only apply if they meet 95-100% of qualifications, whereas men will apply if they meet even 50%.
Also, feel free to keep calling what I’m doing the crazy train - I really did not come here to debate equality, though apparently many of you were extremely offended that I sought to expand my network to include unreal developers. But what I’m actually doing is educating minorities and providing positive role models. I’m not a hiring manager anywhere, I’m not trying to get someone hired on the basis of their gender or skin color, what I am doing is looking to provide role models and opportunities to people who may not have received the same ones that other people are privileged to receive. It seems like many of you are very angry about this - yet how does this affect you negatively? Is it really your right to be hired over someone with equal qualifications simply because of your skin color, gender, or ANY OTHER attribute? Maybe that’s a threat. Maybe you’re just awful people - I don’t know any of you, and after some of the responses here I don’t care to. But if you’d like to think of yourselves as enlightened, fair, or interesting people, please, do some research. Empathize, just a little bit.
Women often have the same qualifications and education, but do not receive the same opportunities. I would really encourage you to step outside your bias and do some research - read up on actual scientific studies about gender bias, rather than blogs etc. Read a few personal (horror) stories about what tech is like for women or people of color, or other underrepresented groups. I mean, if you’re a game developer, don’t you think it would benefit you to think outside your own personal box? Or are you only making games for people just like you? Personally, I would rather build things that can be appreciated by a wide audience, but hey, if you want to leave money on the table, that’s cool. More for us.