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I don't think the makeup and construction of hackathons has really any bearing on whether "women can compete at the adult table". No serious developer uses "hackathons" to establish their professional reputation anyways --- but many participate for fun, or to network.

(We're reading a blog post written by a woman kernel developer, for what it's worth).

>>tptace+(OP)
Then events for women mean women can't have fun with adults (or vice versa) or women can't/shouldn't network with adults.

Even worse than forfeiting competition, and particularly sad if women themselves think so.