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Gender bias in open source: Pull request acceptance of women versus men (www.researchgate.net)

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Our results show that women's contributions tend to be accepted more often than men's [when their gender is hidden]. However, when a woman's gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Our results suggest that although women on GitHub may be more competent overall, bias against them exists nonetheless.

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[–] odium 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Perhaps ppl who keep their githubs anonymous simply tend to be more skilled. Older, more senior devs grew up in an era where social medias were anonymous. Younger, more junior devs grew up when social medias expect you to put your real name and face (Instagram, Snapchat, etc.).

More experienced devs are more likely to have their commits accepted than less experienced ones.