Nevertheless, She Coded
I&#x27;m frankly quite surprised by the initial wave of comments disparaging this message.<p>The facts are that women are poorly represented in the tech community[1], and do make less than men[2].  Any attempt to let women feel more accepted and bring about much needed change should be championed, not picked apart and belittled because you feel like you are personally being attacked when people are just asking for help.<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usatoday.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;tech&#x2F;2014&#x2F;05&#x2F;28&#x2F;google-releases-employee-diversity-figures&#x2F;9697049&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usatoday.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;tech&#x2F;2014&#x2F;05&#x2F;28&#x2F;google-release...</a><p>2. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;biggest-pay-gap-in-america-computer-programmers&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;biggest-pay-gap-in-america-compute...</a>