Thanks Sue, really interesting article. I think some of the conclusions may have been pushed a bit farther than warranted by the sources, but... I think the follow-on effects of making project environments more friendly, welcoming and nurturing are really key for the Wikimedia movement generally and the effort to address the gender gap particularly.
We tend to accept the "hazing" nature of some projects as given, and the skin-thickening that results as an achievement. All of our most active and influential contributors are those who have "survived" community initiation, and they may be less likely to see the need for structures that provide a softer entry. If we can get support for building softer paths to contributing and a more protected environment, I think (and this article argues convincingly) that will solve a lot of growing problems within Wikimedia.
Nathan
(P.S. The note of FOSS' communities "allergy" to the word feminism suggests a potential tactic for how to improve community acceptance of improvements aimed at attracting a more diverse contributor base: market them in a broad way to the general community, and as the Wiki equivalent of Railsbridge to more targeted audiences).