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>>stable+(OP)
Hi! I'm the creator of Leap. Glad to answer questions here.

>>cbcowa+F4
I'll go straight to the difficult questions:

1. I thought gender-based discrimination was illegal. How is Leap not illegal?

2. One of the main objections of "gentleman's clubs" was that their (male) members had access to important networking contacts, putting women in unequal foot in an unfair way when it came to businesses. Wouldn't Leap be unfair in the same way?

>>probab+Q9
>Wouldn't Leap be unfair in the same way?

This assumption completely disregards the measurable advantage men have in the tech community. If you have identical programs, one for a historically disenfranchised group, and one for the group that's been in power for decades, only one of those programs is shitty.

edit: "Advantage" was a poor choice of words, but since it's been quoted in replies I'll leave it. I meant something more like "given the gender disparities in the tech community."

>>rev_bi+ic
> The measurable advantage men have in the tech community

What is that advantage and how is it measured ?

>>fvdess+Pc
As I noted above, "advantage" was the wrong word, my apologies. There's tons of information out there about the disproportionate number of men working in tech, to say nothing of the salary discrepancies that cause so much drama here.

At the end of the day, women say they feel that they feel isolated by an industry that is overwhelmingly male, and that being able to connect with other women and discuss their experiences is a valuable way to stay in a career that they might otherwise bail on. I'm inclined to believe them.

>>rev_bi+sh
What do you mean "advantage" is the wrong word? In general men clearly have an advantage in tech. Denying it is like denying that white people generally have an advantage in America.

That you feel compelled to apologize reflects the self-preserving power of this male advantage.