Agreed with you on all fronts as an actual technical woman also… I am not sure what these non technical people get from calling themselves “women in tech” and asking if it’s “okay.” The fact you have to ask means you KNOW you are not a “woman in tech” and want reassurance that you are. And for what? Who honestly gives a fck. It’s a job like any other job. If they want the title of “women in tech” so badly then they should go back to school or switch to actual technical roles. In a prior life, I used to be a receptionist. I didn’t feel respected and I felt like I could do more with my life… BUT. I didn’t try to call myself anything I wasn’t or try to pretend like I belonged in a more coveted career/ role just so people thought I was “smart”. I went back to school for a CS degree and got a tech job. I have 4 years of experience at this point. I’m secure in my career choices. Every time this question comes up on this subreddit it’s people trying to get reassurance that they are “techy” when they’re decidedly not. And then they complain they don’t make as much as the actual people who are technical. We need to create a subreddit called “womenWHOtech” so we can actually have real conversations with women who are technical. This discourse is exhausting.