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Re:Women: Learn to Program This Summer by DanBC on Saturday March 23, 2019 @09:08AM (#19470295)
> still do not understand why this is even (made into) an issue

1) we don't know if it's true or not.

2) population level statistics are used to deny women jobs, so they're losing out on work and companies are losing out on best talent for a job.

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Re:Women: Learn to Program This Summer by mpweiher on Saturday March 23, 2019 @09:20AM (#19470331)
> population level statistics are used to deny women jobs

I have never heard of this happening in tech. Can you elaborate?

I have seen population level statistics used to deny men jobs, not the other way around.

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