The problem is that it sounds like one of the factors they are using to determine whether or not someone is "qualified" is whether they are a female. The artic

The problem is that it sounds like one of the factors they are using to determine whether or not someone is "qualified" is whether they are a female. The article clearly states: "It starts with the hiring process. Applestone doesn’t just pick through the applicant pool that comes to her; she goes out and actively looks for qualified women." So she is ignoring the male applicants and is actively looking for women instead. That's pretty much the definition of gender discrimination.