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by balozi 4224 days ago
What the heck is a Feminist Hacker anyway?
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If we understand a 'Feminist person' to be a person who is a feminist, it follows a 'Feminist hacker' is a hacker who is a feminist.
OTOH, if we understand "Computer hacker" to be a person who finds clever way to exploit computers, a "Feminist hacker" is...
The word "feminist" is simply a single word to replace the longer concept that women should have equal rights, equal opportunity to men.

A feminist hacker is a woman who is not content to be paid a lesser amount to a man for the same work, and will not accept being passed over for work opportunities she is fully capable of.

It's a person that is both a feminist and a hacker.