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Breaking up one large paragraph. Very good answer that should be more easy to read.
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Giacomo1968
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I don't know about other sites, but on MathOverflow, there are essentially no women. Most

Most users use their full names as user names and have photos as avatars and link to their professional web pages so it is clear that they are men. ThereThere are essentially no women who identify themselves in this way. ThereThere are some pseudonymous users who might be women, but not very many. TheThe proportion of women is far, far below the proportion in the professional mathematical community generally. There

There are certainly many women who could greatly enrich the community with their knowledge and insights if they chose to do so. Of course I do not suggest that women should be pressured to participate if they do not find it rewarding. HoweverHowever, if there are fixable incidental reasons why women find the site unwelcoming, then it would be a good thing to understand that. One

One could make some guesses about the reasons, but I do not think that any of the most obvious guesses are consistent with the observable data. For

For example, in the small number of cases where women do ask or answer questions, I cannot find any sign that their opinions are disrespected or devalued. So

So there is a need for further information. There

There is some chance that the "The Loop" survey will help with this. ItIt can only do so if it asks about the gender of respondents.

I don't know about other sites, but on MathOverflow, there are essentially no women. Most users use their full names as user names and have photos as avatars and link to their professional web pages so it is clear that they are men. There are essentially no women who identify themselves in this way. There are some pseudonymous users who might be women, but not very many. The proportion of women is far, far below the proportion in the professional mathematical community generally. There are certainly many women who could greatly enrich the community with their knowledge and insights if they chose to do so. Of course I do not suggest that women should be pressured to participate if they do not find it rewarding. However, if there are fixable incidental reasons why women find the site unwelcoming, then it would be a good thing to understand that. One could make some guesses about the reasons, but I do not think that any of the most obvious guesses are consistent with the observable data. For example, in the small number of cases where women do ask or answer questions, I cannot find any sign that their opinions are disrespected or devalued. So there is a need for further information. There is some chance that the "The Loop" survey will help with this. It can only do so if it asks about the gender of respondents.

I don't know about other sites, but on MathOverflow, there are essentially no women.

Most users use their full names as user names and have photos as avatars and link to their professional web pages so it is clear that they are men. There are essentially no women who identify themselves in this way. There are some pseudonymous users who might be women, but not very many. The proportion of women is far, far below the proportion in the professional mathematical community generally.

There are certainly many women who could greatly enrich the community with their knowledge and insights if they chose to do so. Of course I do not suggest that women should be pressured to participate if they do not find it rewarding. However, if there are fixable incidental reasons why women find the site unwelcoming, then it would be a good thing to understand that.

One could make some guesses about the reasons, but I do not think that any of the most obvious guesses are consistent with the observable data.

For example, in the small number of cases where women do ask or answer questions, I cannot find any sign that their opinions are disrespected or devalued.

So there is a need for further information.

There is some chance that the "The Loop" survey will help with this. It can only do so if it asks about the gender of respondents.

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Neil Strickland
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I don't know about other sites, but on MathOverflow, there are essentially no women. Most users use their full names as user names and have photos as avatars and link to their professional web pages so it is clear that they are men. There are essentially no women who identify themselves in this way. There are some pseudonymous users who might be women, but not very many. The proportion of women is far, far below the proportion in the professional mathematical community generally. There are certainly many women who could greatly enrich the community with their knowledge and insights if they chose to do so. Of course I do not suggest that women should be pressured to participate if they do not find it rewarding. However, if there are fixable incidental reasons why women find the site unwelcoming, then it would be a good thing to understand that. One could make some guesses about the reasons, but I do not think that any of the most obvious guesses are consistent with the observable data. For example, in the small number of cases where women do ask or answer questions, I cannot find any sign that their opinions are disrespected or devalued. So there is a need for further information. There is some chance that the "The Loop" survey will help with this. It can only do so if it asks about the gender of respondents.