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Re:Ask HN: How to deal with female name on resume? by jobposter1234 on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @04:24PM (#9808199)
The fear is that it happens at a subconscious level. Most people have subtle (latent) biases against disadvantaged groups.

A perfectly awesome to work at company might be doing this out of ignorance, not because they would be a bad place for OP to work.

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