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Re:Nevertheless, She Coded by ar15saveslives on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @10:23PM (#13826667)
> Would you be more likely to hire a man than a women for an engineering role?

If they are equally good, there's a good chance I'll choose the cheaper one.

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Re:Nevertheless, She Coded by jeremiahwv on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @10:56PM (#13826838)
Indeed, that's what we like to tell ourselves. But is that actually what's happening? Did you take the test?
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Re:Nevertheless, She Coded by ar15saveslives on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @11:14PM (#13826939)
Happening what? 100% equal candidates that differ only by gender? No, it's never happening.
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