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I posted this more for the set of stats they divulge than for the "more women than men" tidbit. I'd been trying to get something long these lines for a while. I never meant to turn it in to a "(wo)men are better/worse than (wo)men", although I do believe that a healthy discussion on gender issues (specially in a male dominated area) can be very productive.
Is this really surprising? Of course they do.
Study: Men Outnumber Women on Most Motorcycle Websites
Yes, but men greatly outnumber women in regard to those who actually write the code for these applications.

In fact, if you get right down to who's really in control of the site (e.g. the developers) you will find that there are literally no women at all.

They are always way too busy yapping to ever have time to learn programming.

> They are always way too busy yapping to ever have time to learn programming.

That's the kind of statement that makes me not want to be a developer anymore.

You know what? So many developers are male, but I don't go blame the issues I have with their work on their sexual identity. I go blame it on a mistake they made. But no, if I make a mistake or do something unexpected, it's because I'm female and not because I actually truly made a mistake that had nothing to do with me being female at all, right?

Sorry I hate being seen for my body and not my brains. Sorry I hate being hit on at every single fucking conference I attend. Sorry I have so many people disbelieving what I do, even after seeing my resume and listening to their friends who only had glowing reviews for my work. This is all fucking outrageous.

Please go have fun in your unusually gender-unbalanced field|industry, and know that people like you making statements like yours is one of the major reasons why.

OK, it's one thing to say there are underlying differences between men and women backed by some scientific data, but it's another altogether to make unfounded claims, shoot from the hip and be disparaging. Not cool.