I'm not referencing Say's law. I'm referring to the very real phenomenon that I experienced as a freelancer, in which nobody cared to know anything about me other than whether or not I could get the job done. It was about skill. And, since many of my jobs were entirely remote, I assume that they never knew my gender (or whether or not I was wearing pants on Friday, but that is another discussion).

In the Open Source community, most interactions are online through forums, issue queues, etc. Gender is rarely implied. In this situation, all that matters is what you produce.

In academia, publishing does not rely on gender. Many times, the reviews of your work are double-blind, so that there is no identifying information at all.

Therefore, I stand behind my statement, that CS is the great equalizer, and the only thing that matters is what you produce.