Believe it or not, women have had to fight for the right to work in coal mines. You probably hear only about the fight to get more women in tech, since you are in tech. But anyway, here you go: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.women-in-mining.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;1389309" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.women-in-mining.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;1389309</a><p>Proof that there used to be laws on the books banning women from working in mines, and feminists went and fought them. It&#x27;s quite possible that the other reason you don&#x27;t hear about female coal miners asking for more representation is that tech is worse at hiring women than coal mines are by now.