Re:What We Learned From 40 Female YC Founders
by jgdreyes on Monday November 24, 2014 @02:03PM
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I think this is a great project. But one quote stood out:
> Interestingly, many said it got them attention for being unusual, and that they'd used this to their advantage.
This is what I have experienced as well. But do I want to be `unusual`?
Instead, let's strive for making it a norm that female developers are just as common and just as good as their male counterparts. Stop looking at me like I'm some freak for being a competent woman developer.
> Interestingly, many said it got them attention for being unusual, and that they'd used this to their advantage.
This is what I have experienced as well. But do I want to be `unusual`?
Instead, let's strive for making it a norm that female developers are just as common and just as good as their male counterparts. Stop looking at me like I'm some freak for being a competent woman developer.