I think Adrianne has a point. Both methods work.

One small example:

On a wiki meetup in Gothenburg (where there for some unexplained reason are always more women present than at the ones in Stockholm - different women, not just the same), I mentioned the gendergap issue to one of the female newcomers. She was not interested at all in the issue, since she felt that her edits should stand on their own merit, not be based on her gender. (Which made me feel like a creep for bringing the issue up.)

My lesson was that some women are very inspired by the gendergap issue, while some are not and in fact feel like they are only being appreciated because of their gender and not because of their knowledge. As a man, it's very hard to argue on any side of that issue, I feel. I guess it's a matter of making it personal for the person you're talking to and not painting everyone with the same brush.


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