Othering is a process or a rhetorical device in which one group is seen as "us" and another group as "them". Generally, in geek circles, women are seen as the "other".
Examples
- Phrasing which describes "geeks" as separate from "girls" sets up a false dichotomy in which there are no geek girls, and treats women as the "other"
- Technical conferences may have Sexualized presentations which, through addressing a male audience, ignore the presence of women, treating them as "other"