Many people choose handles that make obvious their gender. Not deliberately so; people often choose handles based on their names and names are, as a general rule, indications of gender.
Many women go on to chose handles for themselves online that deliberately obscure their gender in such forums. Someone who would be, for example, JennyKibble in many places becomes JKibble. This is how concealment comes into play.
"I no more conceal my gender"
The vast majority of the world's population is not you.
Fair enough, I suppose I have always considered such abridgement to just be general identity obfuscation, not sometimes specifically gender obfuscation.
> "I no more conceal my gender"
> The vast majority of the world's population is not you.
Yeah... that selective quoting alters the meaning of my words beyond recognition...
The point I was aiming at is that using yourself, as a sample size of one, and extending the conclusions you draw from your own behaviour to the behaviour of others is prone to error.
On a personal note, I thank you for, and congratulate you on, your civilised response and your amenability to considering beyond the knowledge and beliefs you have at the time; an attitude I hope to present myself. Either I'm getting too old, or internet discussion has gone downhill in recent months.
Some people are happy hiding who they are so they can get a decent answer. Some people are not.