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Re:Show HN: I built a community for women entrepreneurs and ... by kuzimoto on Thursday January 23, 2020 @04:56PM (#22132634)
> Although I find it unfortunate that we have to create a separate community based on gender

Why? Freedom of association is an important human right. According to wikipedia[0] "Freedom of Association is both an individual right and a collective right, guaranteed by all modern and democratic legal systems".

I think it's great that they are just exercising their rights.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association

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Re:Show HN: I built a community for women entrepreneurs and ... by umvi on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:18PM (#22133413)
Then why are all men-only groups constantly under attack to include women (Boy Scouts of America, etc.)?
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Re:Show HN: I built a community for women entrepreneurs and ... by kuzimoto on Friday January 24, 2020 @12:20PM (#22140321)
I don't really know, but it's pretty odd. Especially since there already was Girl Scouts, which seems to be nearly the same.

I think likely there are quite a few reasons, but personally I'd say it's because it seems like there's this big push for inclusiveness and political correctness and anything that doesn't include everyone is bad.

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