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Re:An open letter to Laura Kalbag, a woman who wants to be a... by mseebach on Thursday January 24, 2013 @10:55AM (#5110137)
Does anyone have some context to this?
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Re:An open letter to Laura Kalbag, a woman who wants to be a... by Peroni on Thursday January 24, 2013 @11:33AM (#5110379)
In a nutshell:

* @laurakalbag previously spoke at @leydon's tech meet-up.

* She was involved in a twitter debate regarding gender equality in tech.

* @leydon chipped in with a comment meant in jest: https://twitter.com/leydon/status/294450249567711232

* @laurakalbag took offence and a twitter fight ensued.

For context, @leydon is an openly gay male who runs a small tech meet-up group that has had a large percentage of female speakers in the past.

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Re:An open letter to Laura Kalbag, a woman who wants to be a... by klaut on Thursday January 24, 2013 @11:13AM (#5110234)
i think this tweet started it: https://twitter.com/aral/status/294405484654501890
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