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Originally Posted by ApK
[...obviously a statement of self-surprise at realization of my own residual gender-bias carried over from years when the idea of "a woman on the Internet" was the stuff of legend, and the fodder for geek jokes, I figured the same criteria should apply to her.]
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Women have about
reached parity with men on the internet. There are differences in specific usage patterns & types of websites, but other than the ones obviously aimed at specific-gender demographics, less than one might think.
I'm never sure how to react to "wow, you're a woman?!" Given some of the horror stories my friends have mentioned, I'm glad I've missed out on most of the harassment that people with female-sounding usernames often get. OTOH, by not making sure people know my gender, I accidentally reinforce the notion that serious discussions on the internet only involve men.