Conversations around diversity and inclusion in software engineering often focus on gender and racial disparities. However, the State of the Developer Nation 2025 survey with 8,717 participants revealed that other forms of discrimination are similarly prevalent but receive considerably less attention. This includes discrimination based on age, political perspective, disabilities, or cognitive differences such as neurodivergence. We conducted a secondary analysis of 800 open-ended survey responses to examine patterns of perceived discrimination, as well as related challenges and negative impacts. Our study covers multiple identity facets, including age, gender, race, and disability. We found that age- and gender-related discrimination was the most frequently reported workplace issue, but discrimination based on political and religious views emerged as further notable concerns. Most of the participants who identified as female cited gender as the primary source of discrimination, often accompanied by intersectional factors such as race, political views, age, or sexual orientation. Discrimination related to caregiving responsibilities was reported by all gender identities. Regarding the negative impacts of workplace issues, many participants described modifying their appearance or behavior in response to gender biases. Gender also appeared to influence broader career challenges, as women and non-binary respondents reported experiencing almost all workplace issues at higher rates, particularly discrimination (35%) and mental health challenges (62%). Our goal is to raise awareness in the research community that discrimination in software development is multifaceted, and to encourage researchers to select and assess relevant facets beyond age and gender when designing software engineering studies.

翻译：软件工程领域的多样性与包容性讨论通常聚焦于性别和种族差异。然而，2025年《开发者国情报告》对8,717名参与者的调查显示，其他形式的歧视同样普遍却未获足够关注，包括基于年龄、政治立场、残疾或神经多样性等认知差异的歧视。我们通过对800份开放式调查回复进行二次分析，探究了感知歧视的模式及相关挑战与负面影响。本研究涵盖年龄、性别、种族及残疾等多重身份维度。研究发现，年龄与性别相关歧视是最常报告的工作场所问题，但基于政治与宗教观点的歧视亦成为显著关切点。大多数自认为女性的参与者将性别列为主要歧视来源，且常与种族、政治观点、年龄或性取向等交叉因素并存。所有性别认同的参与者均报告了与照护责任相关的歧视。关于工作场所问题的负面影响，许多参与者描述了为应对性别偏见而改变外貌或行为的情况。性别亦对更广泛的职业挑战产生影响：女性和非二元性别受访者报告遭遇几乎所有工作场所问题的比例更高，尤其是歧视（35%）和心理健康挑战（62%）。本研究旨在提升学术界对软件开发领域歧视问题多维性的认知，并鼓励研究者在设计软件工程研究时，选择并评估超越年龄与性别的相关维度。