[SkyMarshal]

It occurs to me it might be nice to not just recognize women in tech, but thank them for sticking with it, despite any sexism and discouragement they may have encountered along the way.

I've seen the case made both anecdotally and empirically that women, or maybe more generally, mixed gender teams, boards of directors, etc., have broader perspectives, make better decisions, take less bad risks, and are more generally enriching than all-male.

So, perhaps a simple 'thanks for sticking with it and bringing that' would be a nice addition.

[papsosouid]

I'd argue the opposite. I think "thanks for sticking with it" is patronizing. Contrary to popular belief, women are not feeble and weak and incapable of living in the real world. And they don't all feel victimized by some oppressive system of sexism.

[MartinCron]

And they don't all feel victimized by some oppressive system of sexism

I wonder, is there a non-patronizing way to be positive and supportive of the women who DO feel, if not victimized, at least frustrated by "some oppressive system of sexism"?

[ClHans]

Have you asked the women involved if they think it's patronizing?

Or is it just something you think?

[papsosouid]

The women involved in what? I'm not sure what you are trying to convey here, you think there is a singular mind shared by all women involved in something, and they all disagree that it is patronizing?