[tptacek]

The nice thing about Hacker News is that I think you doubt I'm making any of this up, and so I don't have to violate confidences to make a point.

[untamedmedley]

You're right, though I do think a lot of the issue has nothing to do with explicit instances of sexism. A lot of things don't need to be said out loud to have a negative effect on women in the field.