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Update dev section to acknowledge gender skew #192

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Text mainly developed by @cdquinto, @agladstein, @gtsambos and@petrelharp

Closes #191

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Otherwise, looks good.

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perfect!

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perfect!

@@ -1639,6 +1639,17 @@ \subsection*{Development model}
as writing code or designing methods: what use would it be
to write reliable, stable software if no-one used it?

A important goal of the msprime development model is to maximise
accessibility for prospective users and contributors. However, it is important
to acknowledge that under-representation persists in population genetics,
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one comment here-- i think it would be fitting to include this reference (https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.118.301277) which highlights the ways in which the contributions of women to population genetics have been minimized through history

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Yeah, I was thinking about this too. We probably want a slightly different sentence to fit it in though? It seems really very apt here to the points we're making and we should be explicit about it.

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I think we can do a bit better, but I'm going to merge this much so others can propose changes.

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address gender ratio in the author list
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