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appreciated your commitment to dunking on hermes; did not realise they might be violating the sherman act. please keep us updated on this and other topics of slaytistics and mothermatics.

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"a comparative lack of interest in obtaining top jobs, a lack of mentorship and camaraderie with top women, and difficulties in balancing home life with employment."

are you for real? men are nowhere in your theories. as a "woman in tech", i've watched these same arguments get touted and revived generation after generation, but we are right here and can tell you the real reason is just plain sexism, which is caused by men, not women.

i've lived it all - yes there's a pay gap, no i don't have children. yes, you get penalized for negotiating - suddenly you're ungrateful and arrogant. there is not a comparative lack of interest in top jobs, it's that women have correctly assessed the situation and are aware that if they have 100% of the qualifications, they will be considered, whereas men will be considered if they only have 60%. women often don't apply because it's a waste of time. (i've applied for and gotten these top jobs but at a rate that's nowhere near some less qualified male peers.)

the studies are victim blaming propaganda. you're 24 and in school. go out there and live it! see what you think in 20 years.

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