Hack of the Sexes Ignites Twitter Battle of the Sexes

Diversity has edged up to the foreground in recent weeks as a chronic problem in the tech industry, but one attempt to address gender diversity is meeting with criticism by male tech impresarios.

Diversity has edged up to the foreground in recent weeks as a chronic problem in the tech industry, but one attempt to address gender diversity is meeting with criticism by male tech impresarios.

The Kaufman Labs-hosted Hack of the Sexes will pit “girls” versus “boys” in a Kansas City hackathon on April 26 – 27.

But organizer Sarah S. Hebert, of Curious Pixel, is fending off more than a few displeased tweets from male techies.

One developer suggested it would be better to have a competition among male-female pairs.

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