It can also be pretty off-putting for women to be honest. When someone's avatar is an AI-generated "waifu" picture with deep cleavage, I don't think it looks welcoming for the average female programmer...
> female, adj.; feminine; woman(ly); womanlike; womanish;
effeminate. These adjectives all share the sense “of, relating to, or
involving women.” Female is a neutral term usually used to indicate the
sex of a person (or an animal or plant), in contrast with male <a female
cadet> <my female coworkers>. Feminine typically refers to what
are traditionally considered a woman’s favorable qualities <feminine
grace>. Womanly often carries these positive connotations as well
<womanly intuition>, but it’s also used to distinguish an adult female
from a girl <her womanly figure>. (Woman is sometimes used
attributively where female would be more natural <a woman lawyer>.
These constructions are best avoided.)
