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Re:Meritocracy and Discrimination in Tech by kamens on Saturday February 16, 2013 @05:09PM (#5233234)
An increase in women in tech majors and a company mission that strongly appeals to both women and men.
Re:Meritocracy and Discrimination in Tech by cantastoria on Saturday February 16, 2013 @05:22PM (#5233292)
I'm pretty sure most universities have a company mission that appeals to both men and women and they haven't suddenly seen a 2:1 f/m ratio in CS majors. What makes Khan so different?
Re:Meritocracy and Discrimination in Tech by Tichy on Saturday February 16, 2013 @06:30PM (#5233508)
He might have a point in that a lot of women seem to aspire to be teachers. For example when I got my maths degree, 99% (estimated) of the women sitting in the lectures with me were studying to become teachers. Perhaps working for Khan Academy somehow seems close enough to teaching.
Re:Meritocracy and Discrimination in Tech by yummyfajitas on Saturday February 16, 2013 @05:26PM (#5233303)
What % of the applicant pool was women?

Some hard numbers would help this discussion.