The hackathon that they mention in the post (Mhacks) put up an application process and enforced a 50&#x2F;50 gender ratio. In the weeks leading up to the event, I overheard many defeated conversations from fellow CS students over anxiety of getting rejected from this hackathon because they were male. The females didn&#x27;t share the same anxiety, but it definitely made them feel down that they wouldn&#x27;t be able to participate with their male friends who were rejected&#x2F;waitlisted. Overall, the fact that things ended up this way made everyone feel very awkward, guilty, and discouraged. Hopefully its success makes up for the hidden fractures that will be felt by our student body for quite a while after.<p>Mhacks lists the 50&#x2F;50 gender divide on their site followed by the reasoning: &quot;because it’s about time for a little change in the tech world&quot;<p>Disclosure: I am a CS-Eng student at this university. I did not plan to attend or care about this hackathon.