yeah, I write code. yeah, I do art stuff.
yeah, I sometimes wish I could have a Remington Steele to get me more compensation and recognition for my work.
but I see the need for representation and visibility for those coming up...so I am openly female around my work, as much as possible.
I didn't always do this.
In my early days in online forums with other coders, I was not openly female.
When it came out that I was a woman, things changed.
It was so frustrating for me.
I just wanted to code and make art and do my stuff.
But so many dudes just flipped out.
I remember this 'speaker dinner' at a conference, and this one dude had his camera on me the whole time, like I was a bird on a marsh.
Eventually I turned and said "I'm eating! Could you just stop already!"
@kristinHenry I'm so sorry to read this, but I guess the most direct solution is better gender balance... and convincing male coders of the need to have a decent life
