Archived Data analysis of GitHub contributions reveals unexpected gender bias towards women (arstechnica.com)
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Archived Data analysis of GitHub contributions reveals unexpected gender bias towards women (arstechnica.com)
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[–] ForgotMyName 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It's based on this:
Though I think it's fair to say that its accuracy is still debatable. They've also now got a strong sample bias toward people that clearly don't care about their anonymity online. Also, even though they determined that the user was female, that provides no proof that users reviewing their PRs have any idea that they're female/male.
I have no idea why you would use your real name/picture/email on GitHub. Use some random screen name and some random avatar (that's what I do). No one on there should care about whether I'm a guy, a girl, or a really smart dog. Code is code. Get good or gtfo, no one cares about your gender.