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Re:Women, Tech Conferences and the Bullshit Surrounding It by jleader on Monday April 15, 2013 @09:00PM (#5555539)
If person A came from a privileged background, and got straight As, and person B came from a much less privileged background, and had to overcome many hurdles just to get into school, and continued to fight to stay in school, and got Bs, which person would you want on your team?

I'm not saying that's definitely the case here, just that grades alone don't tell the whole story.

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Re:Women, Tech Conferences and the Bullshit Surrounding It by jchonphoenix on Monday April 15, 2013 @11:17PM (#5556011)
The one that will produce more value for my company. In many cases, that person is person A.

I don't care if you were pampered and that's why you got A's. If you have the necessary knowledge and are a hard worker, you have my vote.

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