I stopped reading here: > "It provides access to jobs purely based on merit and results and really, in some ways, neutralizes some of the gender discrimination

I stopped reading here: > "It provides access to jobs purely based on merit and results and really, in some ways, neutralizes some of the gender discrimination that exists around the world." The fact is that Elance does not neutralize anything, except their reputation by stating such BS. If I would be sexist, I could simply reject women on Elance the same way I could do in person.