@nprofile1q... I am unable to answer the question you asked, as I have little to do with MO. Too snobby for me. However, I can bloviate ignorantly on why I think MO is not attractive to women:
The structure of MO (and SO) is to gamify mathematical problem solving as an incentive. Asking and answering questions builds "reputation" which can be compared to others, resulting in a game where the competitors jockey for higher rankings. I posit that this incentivization holds little attraction to most women. The dominant cultural paradigm is that men compete and women work together. In order to make a system like MO appeal to women, I would suggest that a solved problem congratulates everyone who helped, no matter how small the contribution, and no one gets brownie points to collect.
The structure of MO (and SO) is to gamify mathematical problem solving as an incentive. Asking and answering questions builds "reputation" which can be compared to others, resulting in a game where the competitors jockey for higher rankings. I posit that this incentivization holds little attraction to most women. The dominant cultural paradigm is that men compete and women work together. In order to make a system like MO appeal to women, I would suggest that a solved problem congratulates everyone who helped, no matter how small the contribution, and no one gets brownie points to collect.
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