Spotlighting a demographic can increase interest, which can increase equality. How many 12 year old girls are thinking about becoming programmers? Not enough. Raising the topic raises the chances they might consider it. Turn on the TV or go to the movies for a day to see what else is being offered as natural choices.
Raising the topic here increases the chances young women will, rightly, see the Perl community as an open place which generally welcomes all regardless of appearance, affectation, politics, etc. Talking about differences is right and good. Pretending there are no differences is the *real* PC horse shite and it only hurts those it pretends to protect.
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