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This is wrong. Most tech companies find it difficult or impossible to meet their current hiring needs. There are already slots left empty.

• jolux 12y ago
  Does it not occur to you that they find it difficult because they are subconsciously ignoring worthy female candidates?
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  • cheepin 12y ago
    This seems a bit naive. In my time at university, I have never seen a female computer science major have trouble finding opportunities, even if they were miserable coders. The fact that they bring "balance and diversity" to a team apparently is already enough of a qualification for some companies.
  • harryh 12y ago
    That definitely has occurred to me! I would even broaden it to say that I (or my company or my industry) might be subconsciously undervaluing lots of candidates that don't fit the white (or asian) male nerd stereotype. That being said, I think the undersupply of programmers is so severe that even if this subconscious bias was corrected it wouldn't increase the supply of people enough that it would necessitate "hiring less men as a result."
• UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
  "Most tech companies?" That may be true for SF (idk) but it certainly isn't a universal truth everywhere.