....like a boss!

Not really, but I do hate the groups of women that feel the need to segregate themselves even more by creating exclusive "Just For Women" events and organizations. Browsing through my Twitter feed, I constantly see events with names like Girls in Tech, Women in Tech, Women in Business, Women in blah blah blah. Why do women feel the need to create separate events? Is this not a sexist thing to do?

If someone were to start a group called Men in Tech, they would instantly be labeled as sexist. After labeling this group as sexist, blog posts and tweets would immediately flood the Internet. Is this fair? Why should women be able to create groups and events for women?

Taken from a website called Women Who Tech "We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights." Why do you need to give women an open platform? They always have an open platform in the real world! Why is there the need for a separate group to only point out the fact that you are not a man?

Taken from a site called Girls in Tech "Girls in Tech is a social network enterprise focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of like-minded, professional, intelligent and influential women in technology." What exactly are you trying to empower women with? These events seem to say that women need to be empowered in order to succeed.

Don't get me wrong. I have been segregated against because of my dress and painted nails. I have had men label me as ignorant or dumb, solely for the fact that I was a women. While yes, this is unfair, I don't believe the solution to this problem is to create separate groups for those who had their feelings hurt at a regular tech or business event. Instead of making events for women to attend, women should be creating tech events for the entire tech or business field - not for a group of women to sit around saying "we are just as good as the men" - they should be out proving it.

While this blog post will probably offend some  I am still posting it anyways. I am proud of being a women. I like my makeup. I like my dresses, shoes, and purses. I don't feel that because of this, I should have to attend events with names like Women in _______.

Could someone please enlighten me on why these events are needed? - Maybe I'm missing something.