>"Most female developers simply do not look as 'picture-perfect' as the one Toptal decided to use in their ads or at least not at work."
That depends, I did some work in a place with a large contingent of developers from post-Soviet states. Every one of them, men and women dressed to the nines pretty much every day.
">That particular photograph looks too staged and is not particularly suggestive that it was shot to be used in a technical career context."
Does it really look any more staged than the typical technology advertising photo of a group of attractive, widely smiling people looking thoughtful or excited about the contents of an unseen display?
That depends, I did some work in a place with a large contingent of developers from post-Soviet states. Every one of them, men and women dressed to the nines pretty much every day.
">That particular photograph looks too staged and is not particularly suggestive that it was shot to be used in a technical career context."
Does it really look any more staged than the typical technology advertising photo of a group of attractive, widely smiling people looking thoughtful or excited about the contents of an unseen display?