Well, the idea is pretty similar to that behind "Women in Tech". Women have long been discriminated in the workplace - and they still are (take the wage gap). A pro-active effort must be made to bring the balance.

Does this make sense?

It does make sense.

How does a curated list of women in tech available for hire help solve that? Won't both companies that pay and treat women fairly in line with men already be hiring them... and women already be choosing to work for them?

I think a gender-specific list of people available for hire isn't conducive to the actual goal. We need a way to change the culture of bigoted companies.

I agree a pro-active effort makes sense... just the question is: By doing what?

(Not trying to be difficult).

Yes, but how about the remote developers?

I see the sense in curated lists of remote developers, if that's what you're asking?

- Some companies are 100% remote

- Companies in unfavourable locations may want to expand the talent pool they can hire from

- Timezone coverage (on-call, support, etc)

- etc

> take the wage gap

There are many other issues but the wage gap is the least of them. When you control for all variables it's far less impressive than the "women get paid 70ct when men get $1". The wages are the same (legally enforced in any first world country), what they earn is less _on average_ based on many factors like career choices, pregnancy, &c.

I'd be more concerned about harassment, patronisation, &c which are much harder to tackle and much less visible.

I would not suggest advocating for "positive" sex discrimination in hiring to "bring the balance". It's still discriminatory and illegal, and doing it overtly opens you up to legal action and reporting to the US Dept of Labor.

Why not celebrate women in tech by highlighting their work?

It's not like anyone has to hire anyone based on criteria different than qualification

Why celebrate anyone's specific gender, race, or ethnicity in tech instead of solely their skills and accomplishments?

There's an issue of accessibility in the tech industry caused by tradition that still is influencing people's life decisions. Changing outdated stereotypes is worth a celebration (skills are getting quite enough well-deserved attention)