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		gorgoiler 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs In my experience girls want to do CS but they lack confidence and are given too many opportunities to opt for something easier where they think they’ll be more successful. (I don’t know about any other of the diversity axes as much.)

whimsicalism 6 months ago [–]

interesting. not going to comment too much on this, but this idea would seemingly be belied by the well-known STEM gender-equality paradox.

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