[CJefferson]

Have you spoken to women who have joined open source groups (I’m thinking GNU / FSF led projects, not just programs that happen to be open source)? I have, and without exception the ones I know well personally have had awful experiences, and the ones who complained were just told “Oh, that’s just how person X is”. (There is not a single X here I am hiding, it’s a pattern).

[pgeorgi]

Have you spoken to men who have joined yoga courses? Same thing there: it's uncomfortable when you're the odd one out, and assholes who are going to asshole are most egregious towards those who are "other."

The underlying reason for the disparity can still be "group A people are somewhat less interested in that thing than group B people" and not "group B people actively drive out group A people." Everything else just follows because humans suck.

[blueflow]

Show that this is a gender-specific issue because i have the exact same reasoning. I love the coding and bug hunting, but i don't want to arrange myself with certain people.

[CJefferson]

How could I do that? I can say the comments and issues were gendered, but I can’t think how to prove what you are asking.

[blueflow]

You are right, that bar to prove it is too high. Apparently that doesn't stop people from claiming it nevertheless.

[globular-toast]

I develop free/open source software and I've never joined an open source group. I'd say that goes for the majority of contributors.