The survey was originally sent out on reddit /r/selfhosted, so I expect most respondents are from there.
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inspxtr@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoWonder how the survey was sent out and whether that affected sampling.
Regardless, with -3-4k responses, that’s disappointing, if not concerning.
I only have a more personal sense for Lemmy. Do you have a source for Lemmy gender diversity?
Anyway, what do you think are the underlying issues? And what would be some suggestions to the community to address them?
Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Dave@lemmy.nz 4 weeks ago
It’s hard to know overall for Lemmy, but I know that both Lemmy.ca and Lemmy.nz have surveyed their members.
lemmy.ca/post/15125231 lemmy.nz/post/12001861
Both were around 87% men, where as this selfhosting one is like 96% men.
I would guess it’s explained by society. Women are less likely to be in STEM which seems to almost be a prerequisite for Lemmy and possibly self-hosting, and of those women in STEM, and ( despite what you might think about your own house) there is still a societal expectation of them running the household and doing most of the household chores, even when they work full time. A third job, selfhosting, may be too much.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
I also think it depends on where you are. It is way more acceptable in the West to have equal roles.