About r/womenintech
An inclusive space for all women working in the tech industry - whether technical, non-technical, or somewhere in between. Connect, build community, and support each other here.
The community at a glance
r/womenintech is a Subreddit for Female Technologists with roughly 105K members. It has been around since 2014. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Women in Tech topic page.
Roughly 41K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Tech, Career, and Job. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention tech interview skills, learning & development platform, and laptop.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2015: 33 members
- 2016: 141 members
- 2017: 184 members
- 2023: 13K members
- 2024: 29K members
- 2025: 39K members
- 2026: 23K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 4K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 3K members
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 5K members
- May: 6K members
- Jun: 3K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger14 posts in the past month
- I don’t want to leave tech. I just want to stop feeling like surviving it is the job
- Laid off at 7 months pregnant
- Ai everywhere and I’m kind of sick of it
#114Pain & AngerI don’t want to leave tech. I just want to stop feeling like surviving it is the job · Laid off at 7 months pregnant · Ai everywhere and I’m kind of sick of it - Advice Requests11 posts in the past month
- Seeking feedback from women who were in tech in 2000/2008 etc: a check on the AI doom
- Mass call tomorrow for laid off tech workers
- Laid off and terrified - please tell me your success stories!
#211Advice RequestsSeeking feedback from women who were in tech in 2000/2008 etc: a check on the AI doom · Mass call tomorrow for laid off tech workers · Laid off and terrified - please tell me your success stories! - Money Talk2 posts in the past month
- Have y'all changed spending habits due to job security fears?
- Laid off from Tech, when do I hit the Food Pantry or use Credit Card instead?
#32Money TalkHave y'all changed spending habits due to job security fears? · Laid off from Tech, when do I hit the Food Pantry or use Credit Card instead? - News1 post in the past month
- Zuckerberg Promises No More “Company-Wide” Layoffs after slashing Jobs 😮💨
#41NewsZuckerberg Promises No More “Company-Wide” Layoffs after slashing Jobs 😮💨
Topics
- Tech71 posts in the past month
- the vendor on our call kept directing every technical answer to the junior man on my team. im the staff engineer. i own the decision.
- The trend of female tech influencers shilling AI coding agents worries me
- Has anyone else noticed men in tech are really immature?
#171Techthe vendor on our call kept directing every technical answer to the junior man on my team. im the staff engineer. i own the decision. · The trend of female tech influencers shilling AI coding agents worries me · Has anyone else noticed men in tech are really immature? - Career64 posts in the past month
- How do I move forward after what should have been my dream career trajectory fell apart?
#264CareerHow do I move forward after what should have been my dream career trajectory fell apart? - Job47 posts in the past month
- Favoritism at job
- After a 4 year search, I landed a new job!
- What non-tech jobs can a tech person do?
#347JobFavoritism at job · After a 4 year search, I landed a new job! · What non-tech jobs can a tech person do? - Women38 posts in the past month
- Male evaluators were more biased against women candidates when there was another woman on the evaluation committee
- Hiring red flag - no women?
- Are there any women happy in tech?
#438WomenMale evaluators were more biased against women candidates when there was another woman on the evaluation committee · Hiring red flag - no women? · Are there any women happy in tech? - Workplace36 posts in the past month
- the vendor on our call kept directing every technical answer to the junior man on my team. im the staff engineer. i own the decision.
- i tracked every time i said "sorry" at work for two weeks. i apologized 60+ times, almost never for anything i did wrong.
- Manager is making me send her my slack messages before I send them in group messages
#536Workplacethe vendor on our call kept directing every technical answer to the junior man on my team. im the staff engineer. i own the decision. · i tracked every time i said "sorry" at work for two weeks. i apologized 60+ times, almost never for anything i did wrong. · Manager is making me send her my slack messages before I send them in group messages
Product recommendations
- tech interview skills2 posts in the past month
- Unwanted Terrible Advice - Best Tech Interview Skills
- Unwanted Terrible Advice - Best Tech Interview Skills
#12tech interview skillsUnwanted Terrible Advice - Best Tech Interview Skills · Unwanted Terrible Advice - Best Tech Interview Skills - learning & development platform1 post in the past month
- Seeking recommendations: Which Learning & Development platform is the best?
#21learning & development platformSeeking recommendations: Which Learning & Development platform is the best? - laptop1 post in the past month
- hi! so I'm starting classes related to my degree in the summer and this is the requirements of the laptop that I need. I'm gonna go to Best buy and just ask them about recommendations but I figured it's worth asking here too. If anyone has tips for getting an affordableish laptop, let me know!
#31laptophi! so I'm starting classes related to my degree in the summer and this is the requirements of the laptop that I need. I'm gonna go to Best buy and just ask them about recommendations but I figured it's worth asking here too. If anyone has tips for getting an affordableish laptop, let me know!
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/womenintech for?
- Best for Female Technologists enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/womenintech free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/womenintech have?
- Roughly 105K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/womenintech on?
- r/womenintech runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/womenintech cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/womenintech is organized under Female Technologists.
- How do I join r/womenintech?
- You can join r/womenintech by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Women in Tech communities like?
- Communities for women working in tech, from software engineers and product managers to founders and investors. Slack is the dominant platform, with curated and often application-gated communities focused on peer support, job hunting, salary negotiation, and navigating male-dominated work environments.
Monthly Stats
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- Views
- 7
- Visitors
- 3
- Referrals
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