On: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2015)

[sassafrass]

I think it's frowned upon to include your gender in your post. It put's recruiters in an awkward position, because they're not supposed to know any identifying physical factors about you.

[JJJJust → sassafrass]

I would agree that it's frowned upon (if only from a liability standpoint) but at the same time it's borderline silly.

Between names and looking at LinkedIn, it's not difficult 99% of the time to figure out if you're looking at a male or female candidate.

[appengi → sassafrass]

Our field is in desperate need of greater gender balance. Seems like a plus to me.