# Where Are All the Women in Tech?

By [Hard Mode First](https://hardmodefirst.xyz) · 2026-10-18

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#### On Monday, I walked into a hackathon in San Francisco two hours late, having missed the entire instructional session while I was on a plane.

I showed up during lunch, where I scraped the last helping of chicken into a rice bowl from a Chipotle buffet intended to feed 100 people.

_“What did I miss?”_ I ask, sliding into my seat at a table full of men.

_“Um…”_ o…

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