[doublerebel]

VR/AR/XR is a very good example. Meta’s headsets and most 3rd party straps still default to a top strap that runs along the center of the head front to back. For any woman that wears their hair in a ponytail or bun this is a no-go.

That design makes it really hard to demo product to 50+% of the population. I always seek out replacement straps that have an extra front strap instead of a center strap for this reason. And still very few men who work in the industry are aware of this despite that I’ve been working in AR/VR for a decade.

This might seem like a product failure, but in a software company there are far more programmers than product managers. It would only take a couple females writing software for the headset all day to point out how uncomfortable it is.

[globular-toast]

Sorry but a) men can wear pony tails and b) women don't have to wear their hair in pony tails. Are motorcycle helmets and other safety gear bad because they don't allow pony tails? Should they compromise on the strap design just to allow one particular hairstyle?

Female specific stuff is a thing and yeah you definitely need to design clothing for women (with several different shapes), but your argument is stretching and just looking for a problem to justify the wanting more female programmer thing.