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		MrZongle2 on Sept 11, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does Hackbright only accept women into the pro... Clearly, there are too many men in software engineering. Isn't that the flip side of this politically-correct coin?

icyfenix on Sept 12, 2013 | [–]

Yeah, because there aren't any open jobs in the tech sector. We'll have to kick out some of the men in order to make room for the ladies.

MartinCron on Sept 11, 2013 | [–]

Because in order to help one group of people, you have to hurt another group of them?

This kind of zero-sum-game thinking is shameful.

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