I wish more people could see that if Damore is right about biological variation underpinning sex disparity in tech, this exposes an opportunity for women. In th

I wish more people could see that if Damore is right about biological variation underpinning sex disparity in tech, this exposes an opportunity for women. In the absence of affirmative action, women who pursue engineering roles will reveal themselves as having above average interest in tech—not only above women generally, but above men too. My evidence is anecdotal, but it's strong. I first noticed this after months of teaching at a coding school, but I found, with cohort after cohort, women reliably outperform the men. Note they're dramatically underrepresented (15 to 1). The interesting thing is that whatever the reason for their underrepresentation—be it oppression or biology, or a mix of the two—these women self-select into an elite group by braving a predominantly male environment. Odds are they're good at programming. My point is that if you belong to a minority in a competitive environment, it's important to consider the upsides too, in addition to the real and steep obstacles.