On Linux forums I, a woman, would get ignored and disrespected. These days I ask my question, then switch to a fake account to give a completely wrong answer, then switch back again to thank them and praise their Linux knowledge. The experts show up right away. Sorted.
@fesshole The issue here isn't the specific "women" part, it's the "Linux" part. I can tell you as a Debian, ex Fedora, ex Arch user, that everyone on Linux Forums is an asshole and no one gives any helpful answers, Linux for me is a trial by fire thing, I've managed to claw my way into kinda somewhat knowing how it works now.