I want to be a woman in tech. I have dreams of getting a CS degree, doing something brilliant with it, and making my mark. I am satisfied by programming, even if I haven't done much of it.

So Kathy Sierra's post about the Cyber-bullying (and that term doesn't even BEGIN to cover what's happened here) she's undergone distresses me so amazingly much. [Warning: The post may contain pretty bad triggers...there's death threats and a pretty disturbing graphic.]

In a world where we're going for equity between the sexes, where men complain that they don't want to hold doors, what the fuck is this bullshit? This is not okay by any stretch of the imagination, and to imagine that becoming successful in a field which has traditionally been the domain of men will lead to threats, harrassment, and worse makes me sick.

I have no words.

So. Let's discuss how we can make this better.